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aquiline

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aq·ui·line  (kw-ln, -ln)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an eagle.
2. Curved or hooked like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose.
[Latin aquilnus, from aquila, eagle.]
aqui·lini·ty (-lnt) n.
aquiline [ˈækwɪˌlaɪn]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or resembling an eagle
[from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.aquilineaquiline - curved down like an eagle's beak    
hooked
crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
Translations
aquiline [ˈækwɪlaɪn] ADJ an aquiline nose → una nariz aguileña or aquilina
aquiline [ˈækwɪlaɪn] adj [nose, profile] → aquilin(e)
aquiline
adj → gebogen; profile → mit Adlernase, dinarisch (geh); aquiline nose → Adlernase f
aquiline [ˈækwɪˌlaɪn] adj → aquilino/a


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Good day, age about forty, height about five feet nine, black hair, generally rather handsome visage, complexion dark, eyes dark, thin, long and sallow face, aquiline nose but not straight, having a peculiar inclination towards the left cheek which imparts a sinister expression
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
She had not long to wait before the punctual attorney entered, knitting his brow with an examining glance at the stout blond woman who rose, curtsying deferentially,--a tallish man, with an aquiline nose and abundant iron-gray hair.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
Without its being remarkable, he had what one calls a good face, somewhat aquiline in character, with a refined forehead and nose.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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