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drpaladin

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Old Roman statues often featured aquiline noses.

Yes, and the Roman's considered the aquiline or Roman nose a sign of leadership. 

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Bill W

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The word aquiline comes from the Latin words aquila (eagle) to aquilinus ("eagle-like"), an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle.  Came to English in the mid 17th century. 

The earliest known use of the word "aquiline" in English is from the mid-1600s, with the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) citing evidence from 1646, in the writings of Sir Thomas Browne. 


Examples of aquiline in a sentence: 

* "The actress's aquiline nose and piercing eyes made her instantly recognizable." 
* "He had a strong, aquiline profile, which gave him an air of authority." 
* "Her white-streaked hair was perfectly coiffed into a bun, and her blue eyes were sharp and fierce, centered over a long aquiline nose." 
* "The statue's aquiline nose and stern expression conveyed a sense of power." 
* "He had a thin, sharp face with a prominent, aquiline nose." 

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