aquilineyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[aquiline 词源字典]
aquiline: see eagle
[aquiline etymology, aquiline origin, 英语词源]
aquiline (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"curved like an eagle's beak," 1640s, originally in English in reference to long, hooked noses, from Latin aquilinus "of or like an eagle," from aquila "eagle," of uncertain origin, usually explained as "the dark bird;" compare aquilus "blackish, of the color of darkness."