Aquiline, from the Latin word meaning "eagle", is most often used to describe a nose that has a broad curve and is slightly hooked, like a beak. The aquiline figure on the U.S. seal brandishes the arrows of war and the olive branch of peace. The word for eagle itself, Aquila, has been given to a constellation in the northern hemisphere.
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Recent Examples on the WebThe twinkling eyes, the aquiline nose, the trademark goatee limned in bits of bread and butter. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022 Pessoa had the aquiline Semitic features of his late father’s side, which included Jewish conversos frog-marched into Christianity during the Inquisition. Benjamin Kunkel, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 The lean face, aquiline nose, piercing eyes — all are here from the beginning. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 19 June 2019