aquiline

[ ak-wuh-lahyn, -lin ]

/ ˈæk wəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

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adjective

(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.

of or like the eagle.

RELATED WORDS

prominent

Nearby words

aquidneck island, aquifer, aquila, aquilegia, aquileia, aquiline, aquilo, aquinas, aquinas, saint thomas, aquinas, thomas, aquino

Origin of aquiline

1640–50; (< F) < Latin aquilīnus. See Aquila, -ine¹

Related formsaq·ui·lin·i·ty

[ak-wuh-lin-i-tee] /ˌæk wəˈlɪn ɪ ti/, noun

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Examples from the Web for aquiline

Aquiline nose, face long and aristocratic, voice deep and vibrant.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was a remarkably handsome man, dark, aquiline, and mustached—evidently the man of whom I had heard.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
Polly has been dressing himself; turning his head over his shoulder, and arranging his feathers with his aquiline nose.
Nancy|Rhoda Broughton
Her eyebrows were straight, her nose was aquiline, her chin decided, her lips firmly cut.
Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands|Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson

Her features were decidedly handsome, though somewhat too sharp and aquiline for my individual taste.
Pelham, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He was of medium height, rather slight of figure, with strongly marked features and an aquiline nose.
A Backward Glance at Eighty|Charles A. Murdock

British Dictionary definitions for aquiline

aquiline

/ (ˈækwɪˌlaɪn) /

adjective

(of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak

of or resembling an eagle

Word Origin for aquiline

C17: from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle

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Word Origin and History for aquiline

aquiline

adj.

"curved like an eagle's beak," 1640s, originally in English in reference to long, hooked noses, from Latin aquilinus "of or like an eagle," from aquila "eagle," of uncertain origin, usually explained as "the dark bird;" cf. aquilus "blackish, of the color of darkness."