aquiline Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite curved down like an eagle's beak
    hooked.

WordNet

Aq"ui*line adjective
Etymology
L. aquilinus, fr. aquila eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See Eagle.
Definitions
  1. Belonging to or like an eagle.
  2. Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose
    Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. Cowper.

Webster 1913