aquiline

Definition

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.

Etymology

From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).

Example Sentences

• "Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses."
• "He was about the age of two-and-twenty, among the tallest of the middle size; had chestnut-coloured hair, which he wore tied up in a ribbon; a high polished forehead, a nose inclining to the aquiline, lively blue eyes, red pouting lips, teeth as white as snow, and a certain openness of countenance—but why need I describe any more particulars of his person?"
• "Think of a genius not born in every country or every time: a man gifted by Nature with a penetrating, aquiline eye; with a judgment prepared with the most extensive erudition; with an herculean robustness of mind, and nerves not to be broken with labour; a man who could spend twenty years in one pursuit."