aquiline

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aquiline

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++aq·ui·line /ˈækwəlaɪn $ -laɪn, -lən/ adjective aquiline nose HBHa nose with a curved shape like the beak of an eagle 鹰钩鼻

Examples from the Corpus

aquiline• Her Dose is slender, aquiline, her long neck elegant, chin delicate.• The older woman had a lean face, a long neck, and an aquiline nose.Origin aquiline (1600-1700) Latin aquilinus, from aquila “eagle”

aq·ui·line adjectiveChineseSyllable

beak a curved a the nose with shape like Corpus

aquiline
aq‧ui‧line /ˈækwəlaɪn, ˈækwɪlaɪn $ -laɪn, -lən/

adjective

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: aquilinus, from aquila 'eagle'

aquiline nose a nose with a curved shape like the beak of an eagle

aquil·ine

BrE

/ˈækwɪlaɪn/

NAmE

/ˈækwɪlaɪn/

adjective

(

formal

)

a person with an

aquiline nose

or

aquiline features

has a nose that is thin and curved, similar to the

beak

of an

钩状的；鹰喙状的