Aquiline (adj)
ak-wi-layhn
(of a nose) hooked like an eagle’s beak
First recorded in 1640–50. Combines the Latin root aquila, meaning “eagle,” + -ine. The word eagle is also related to the Latin root aquila.
Example sentences
“The portrait depicted an old man with sharp eyes and an aquiline nose.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
