aquiline

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aq·ui·line /ˈækwəlaɪn $ -laɪn, -lən/ adjectiveadj

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

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aquiline nose• He was in his early thirties with dark skin and a long face from which protruded a sharp, aquiline nose.• In my mind's eye I see him as he was, complete with bowler-hat and aquiline nose.• She watched Luke read it, saw the gathering frown carve two grooves over his aquiline nose.• The older woman had a lean face, a long neck, and an aquiline nose.• A medallion in Hughes Hall portrays her with short hair, an aquiline nose, and a determined chin.• But he had a thinnish face, with an aquiline nose and really black hair.• It was a tall man with an aquiline nose and thick dark hair.• At an upstairs window they present a life size dummy head: firm jaw, aquiline nose, shining complexion.

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