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aquiline

[ ak-wuh-lahyn, -lin ]

adjective

  1. (of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
  2. of or like the eagle.


aquiline

/ ˈæ°ì·Éɪˌ±ô²¹Éª²Ô /

adjective

  1. (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak
  2. of or resembling an eagle
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹±ç·³Ü¾±Â·±ô¾±²Ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â [ak-w, uh, -, lin, -i-tee], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aquiline1

First recorded in 1640–50; from French or directly from Latin ²¹±ç³Ü¾±±ôÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, derivative of aquila “e²¹²µ±ô±ð;†eagle, -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aquiline1

C17: from Latin ²¹±ç³Ü¾±±ôÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, from aquila eagle
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Tony's aquiline features and grey curls lend him the air of a senator in Ancient Rome.

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Her white-streaked hair was perfectly coiffed into a bun, and her blue eyes were sharp and fierce, centered over a long aquiline nose.

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But Imperioli, with his aquiline nose, his big, busy dark eyes, his spilling waves of hair, now gray, remains recognizable from the series.

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His wide forehead and aquiline nose gave him the look of a distinguished, almost regal, gentleman, although the crown of his head was as bald as a monk’s.

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Partridge, who has the same distinct, aquiline profile as her grandmother, speaks from a studio at the Imogen Cunningham Trust, which houses an extensive collection of Cunningham’s original negatives and prints.

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