Read full poem →How like a Greek's is her nose, with just a little
Aquiline touch; and I catch the flash of an eye,
And the glint of a smile on the richness of her lips.
Dictionary Entry
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
In a Sentence
“Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
nose aquilinefeatures aquilinenoses aquiline. aquilineface aquilineprofile aquilineaquiline slightlyaquiline nose
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Poetry examples for “aquiline”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →of scarlet on a pallid face. Venetian red hair,
aquiline nose, and long throat. Rouge accentuates
the natural paleness of her complexion. Gray-green
Read full poem →leaf (as I have noticed is common in many poets).
His nose is aquiline, the nostrils being wide and heavily
arched. This characteristic and the fullness, depth and