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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-955/
- Published: 2022-09-10T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-10T18:49:00.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:48

The word for today is…

aquiline (adjective):

1 : of, relating to, or resembling an eagle

2 : curving like an eagle’s beak

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquiline?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Aquiline, from the Latin word meaning “eagle”, is most often used to describe a nose that has a broad curve and is slightly hooked, like a beak. The aquiline figure on the U.S. seal brandishes the arrows of war and the olive branch of peace. The word for eagle itself, Aquila, has been given to a constellation in the northern hemisphere.

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