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aquiline

Syllabification: (aq·ui·line)

Pronunciation: /ˈakwəˌlīn, -lin/

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Definition of aquiline

adjective

like an eagle.
(of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin aquilinus, from aquila 'eagle'

aquiline in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aquiline in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

Aquidneck
aquifer
Aquila ¹
Aquila ²
aquilegia
aquiline
Aquinas, St. Thomas
Aquino, Corazón
Aquitaine
Aquitaine, Eleanor of
aquiver

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