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aquiline

[ak-wuh-lahyn, -lin] Example Sentences Origin

aq·ui·line

[ak-wuh-lahyn, -lin]
adjective
1.
(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
2.
of or like the eagle.

Origin:
1640–50; (< F) < Latin aquilīnus. See Aquila, -ine1

aq·ui·lin·i·ty [ak-wuh-lin-i-tee] , noun
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Example Sentences
  • She had hoped to convey her admiration for his aquiline nose.
  • Her features were fine, her nose aquiline and dignified.
  • His aquiline nose, extended ears and penetrating eyes ensure that nothing can escape him.
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aquiline (ˈækwɪˌlaɪn)
 
adj
1.  (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak
2.  of or resembling an eagle
 
[C17: from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle]

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Word Origin & History

aquiline
1640s, originally in Eng. in ref. to long, hooked noses, from L. aquilinus "of or like an eagle," from aquila "eagle," of uncertain origin, usually explained as "the dark bird;" cf. aquilus "blackish, of the color of darkness."
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