Aquiline

//ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.

    "Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses."

Adjective
  1. 1
    curved down like an eagle's beak wordnet

Synonyms

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crookedaltricialanserineanserousaquiline-nosedavian

Example

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"Holmes looked even thinner and keener than of old, but there was a dead-white tinge in his aquiline face which told me that his life recently had not been a healthy one."

Etymology

From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).

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aquiline nose

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