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aquiline

[ak-wuh-lahyn, -lin] / ˈæk wəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /


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Tony's aquiline features and grey curls lend him the air of a senator in Ancient Rome.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023

She’s wearing the same flounce garment seen in the image of Enheduanna on the disk found in 1927, and has the same aquiline features.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

His wide forehead and aquiline nose gave him the look of a distinguished, almost regal, gentleman, although the crown of his head was as bald as a monk’s.

From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2022

Partridge, who has the same distinct, aquiline profile as her grandmother, speaks from a studio at the Imogen Cunningham Trust, which houses an extensive collection of Cunningham’s original negatives and prints.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2021

She studied his face: the wrinkles, the aquiline nose, the mumbling mouth.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee