aquiline

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin aquila Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin aquilīnusder. English aquiline From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).

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

   “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?”