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ak-SIP-e-tral
adjective
like a hawk or bird of prey
1865The History of Friedrich II of PrussiaAnd truly he did then strike his claws into him in a thunderously fervid manner, he and all hands, in spite of the roaring weather:—a man of falcon, or accipitral, nature as well as name.1894My First Visit to New EnglandOthers who knew him better and saw him oftener were familiar with other aspects, and I remember that one night at Longfellow's table, when one of the guests happened to speak of the photograph of Hawthorne which hung in a corner of the room, Lowell said, after a glance at it, 'Yes, it's good; but it hasn't his fine accipitral look.'Labels: Thomas Carlyle, William Dean Howells
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