aquilinely

comparative more aquilinely · superlative most aquilinely

1. In an aquiline manner; like an eagle.

   Nosed aquilinely, the skipper is finely Snubbed by a cut from the gay Chasseresse.

   1887, C. C. Rhys, “La Chasseresse”, in Minora Carmina, London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, page 69

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   On the pillow the fair head otherwise so aquilinely reminiscent of old Mendes on his deathbed grew clearer,

   1969, Hortense Calisher, The New Yorkers, Boston: Little, Brown, Part 1, Chapter 3, p. 129

   He was relieved to be greeted by a quietly dressed, aquilinely beautiful woman, whose long dark hair fell freely over her silk-covered shoulders.

   1992, Jackson Mac Low, Pieces o’ Six, Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, X, page 53