aquiline
pronunciation
How to pronounce aquiline in British English:
UK [ˈækwɪlaɪn]
How to pronounce aquiline in American English:
US [ˈækwəˌlaɪn, -lɪn]
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- Adjective:
- curved down like an eagle's beak
Word Origin
- aquiline
- aquiline: see eagle
- aquiline (adj.)
- "curved like an eagle's beak," 1640s, originally in English in reference to long, hooked noses, from Latin aquilinus "of or like an eagle," from aquila "eagle," of uncertain origin, usually explained as "the dark bird;" compare aquilus "blackish, of the color of darkness."
Example
- 1. Aquiline nose : white clay arrow stripe to look more streamlined