Aquiline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aquiline is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
Example Sentences
Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.
[…] Wani, whose smooth sleekness had been part of his charm, seemed to Nick to grow leaner and ever more aquiline.
Holmes looked even thinner and keener than of old, but there was a dead-white tinge in his aquiline face which told me that his life recently had not been a healthy one.
He once recalled, of the father who called him “dear old boy” and whose aquiline nose and rectilinear figure he inherited, “After having hugged me, which he did rarely, he sent me away after 15 minutes.”
Synonyms for aquiline
Depending on context, synonyms include eaglelike, crooked, hooked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hooked, crooked, alcine, accipitral, alcedine, falconine.
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