aquiline

aq·ui·line

 (ăk′wə-līn′, -lĭn)

adj.

1. Relating to or having the characteristics of an eagle.

2. Curved or hooked like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose.

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[Latin aquilīnus, from aquila, eagle.]

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aq′ui·lin′i·ty (-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.

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aquiline

(ˈækwɪˌlaɪn)

adj

1. (Anatomy) (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak

2. (Zoology) of or resembling an eagle

[C17: from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle]

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aq•ui•line

(ˈæk wəˌlaɪn, -lɪn)

adj.

1. pertaining to or resembling an eagle.

2. curved like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose.

[1640–50; < Latin aquilīnus= aquil(a) eagle + -īnus -ine¹]

aq`ui•lin′i•ty (-ˈlɪn ɪ ti) n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

aquiline - 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"

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Translations

Adler-adlerhaft

αετίσιος

aquilino

aquilinopiegato

aquiline

[ˈækwɪlaɪn] ADJ an aquiline nose → una nariz aguileña or aquilina

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aquiline

[ˈækwɪlaɪn] adj [nose, profile] → aquilin(e)

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aquiline

adj → gebogen; profile → mit Adlernase, dinarisch (geh); aquiline nose → Adlernase f

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aquiline

[ˈækwɪˌlaɪn] adj → aquilino/a

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aquiline

a. aquilino-a;

___ nose → nariz aguileña.

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