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adjective. literary uk / ˈæk.wɪ.laɪn / us / ˈæk.wə.laɪn / Add to word list. of or like an eagle (= large bird): an aquiline nose (= a nose curved like an eagle's beak) aquiline features (= a face with this type of nose) Synonym. hooked. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The nose. -nosed. endonasal. hook-nosed. hooter. intranasal. naris.
Aquiline, from the Latin word meaning "eagle", is most often used to describe a nose that has a broad curve and is slightly hooked, like a beak. The aquiline figure on the U.S. seal brandishes the arrows of war and the olive branch of peace.
Aquiline means like an eagle, so if someone tells you you have an aquiline nose, it means your nose looks like an eagle’s beak. Believe it or not, this is a compliment. Aquiline comes from the Latin word aquila, for eagle.
Aquiline definition: (of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.. See examples of AQUILINE used in a sentence.
adjective. literary us / ˈæk.wə.laɪn / uk / ˈæk.wɪ.laɪn / Add to word list Add to word list. of or like an eagle (= large bird): an aquiline nose (= a nose curved like an eagle's beak) aquiline features (= a face with this type of nose) Synonym. hooked. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The nose. -nosed. bridge. conk. endonasal.
Definition of aquiline adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 meanings: 1. (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak 2. of or resembling an eagle.... Click for more definitions.
Define aquiline. aquiline synonyms, aquiline pronunciation, aquiline translation, English dictionary definition of aquiline. adj. 1. Relating to or having the characteristics of an eagle. 2. Curved or hooked like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose. aq′ui·lin′i·ty n.
A great shock of rough, dusky, dark hair; bright, laughing, hazel eyes; massive aquiline face, most massive yet most delicate; of sallow brown complexion, almost Indian-looking, clothes cynically loose, free-and-easy, smokes infinite tobacco.
2 senses: 1. (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak 2. of or resembling an eagle.... Click for more definitions.
