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aquiline Definition

aqui·line (akwə līn′, -lin)

adjective

  1. of or like an eagle
  2. curved or hooked like an eagle's beak an aquiline nose

Etymology: L aquilinus < aquila, eagle

aquiline Synonyms

aquiline

modif.

hooked, beaklike, eaglelike, curved, beaked, Roman-nosed, angular, resembling an eagle, bent, curving, prominent.

Antonyms straight*, snub-nosed*, pug.

aquiline Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • nose: He had a high forehead just above his eyes and an aquiline nose with a couple of nostrils at the bottom.
  • feature: At twenty years old he was a tall, handsome and dark young man, with aquiline features.
  • face: Only when all these precautions had been taken and tested did he turn his sunburned aquiline face to his guest.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: The profile of the head is slightly aquiline, with a grey/brown muzzle.

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