adjective
aquiline
AK-wih-lyne/ˈækwɪlaɪn/
Curved like an eagle's beak, especially of a nose.
The profile shows an aquiline nose with a convex curve.
Etymology
The pieces mean 'like an eagle,' but the selected resemblance is specifically to its hooked beak. English originally applied the word to long, hooked noses; the eagle word's deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
us I fought Don Quixote and overcame him and made him yield; and he is a man of tall stature, gaunt features, long, lank limbs, with hair turning grey, an aquiline nose rather hooked
More examples
- The glasses sit low on his aquiline nose.
- The artist carefully sketches her aquiline profile.
- His aquiline nose is a distinctive family feature.
Forms
aquiline