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
A lifted young profile, ever so slightly of the father's aquilinity, a vocal-looking swell to the bosom, and a chin that locked up prettily to the protuberant upper lip.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
If he could have shared Uncle Jack's lean aquilinity, people would have looked at him twice, as they did at Uncle Jack, which in itself would be a bore, except that Nan also might look.
From Old Crow by Alice Brown
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
Both had the same hard delicacy of form and aquilinity of feature.
From Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
