aquiline

aquiline Definition

aqui·line (ak′wə līn′, -lin)

adjective

Etymology: L aquilinus < aquila, eagle

aquiline Synonyms

modif.

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

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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