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[syn: aquiline, hooked]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aquiline \Aq"ui*line\ (?; 277), a. [L. aquilinus, fr. aquila
eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See Eagle. ]
1. Belonging to or like an eagle.
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2. Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; --
applied particularly to the nose
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Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. --Cowper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aquiline
adj 1: curved down like an eagle's beak [syn: aquiline,
hooked]