aquiline
AdjectiveSynonyms:
hooked
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- curved down like an eagle's beakSynonyms: hooked
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Aquiline \Aq"ui*line\ (?; 277), a. [L. aquilinus, fr. aquila eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See Eagle. ]
1.Belonging to or like an eagle. [1913 Webster]
2.Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose [1913 Webster]
Terribly arched and aquiline his nose.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]