word | aquiline |
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definition | (1) Relating to eagles. (2) Curving like an eagle's beak. |
eg_sentence | The surviving busts of noble Romans show that many of the men had strong aquiline noses. |
explanation | 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. |
IPA | aquiline* |
Tags: mwvb::unit:12, mwvb::unit:12:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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