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Word entry · 8 letters

aquiline

Best crossword clue

"Hooked, as a nose"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeiilnquStarts with AEnds with E1 clues
1A2Q3U4I5L6I7N8E

Definitions

  1. curved down like an eagle's beak

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.
  • Holmes looked even thinner and keener than of old, but there was a dead-white tinge in his aquiline face which told me that his life recently had not been a healthy one.
  • […] Wani, whose smooth sleekness had been part of his charm, seemed to Nick to grow leaner and ever more aquiline.

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