AQUILINE


Meaning of AQUILINE in English

/ ˈækwɪlaɪn; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) a person with an aquiline nose or aquiline features has a nose that is thin and curved, similar to that of an eagle

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin aquilinus , from aquila eagle.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.