aquiline
adjective
(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
aquilinity
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a word derived from
aquiline.
Example Sentences
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As he commenced to read, his high-bridged nose took on a stern aquilinity; the lines on his forehead and about his lips grew deeper.
From Time Magazine Archive
In those days Peter wore his rue—whether for lady fair or for towering prospects stricken down—with a tinge of wan melancholy not unbecoming to a gentle aquilinity of profile, softened by the grace of adolescence.
From Judith of the Plains by Marie Manning
Mr. Wyndham is a tall, handsome, slight fellow—with an immense head of black hair, regular features, hatchet but well-shaped face, and a fine nose, Roman in size, Norman in aquilinity and haughtiness.
From Sketches in the House (1893) by T. P. O'Conner
A lean-faced old man the Sheik was, heavily bearded with white, his brows snowy, his eyes a hawk's, and the fine aquilinity of his nose the hallmark of pure Arab blood.
From The Flying Legion by George Allan England
His whole face took part in the smile, and it was a charming face, long and rather quaintly narrow, of an amiable aquilinity, and clean-shaven.
From A Pair of Patient Lovers by William Dean Howells
