[syn: vandyke beard, vandyke]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vandyke \Van*dyke"\ (v[a^]n*d[imac]k"), a.
Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or
represented by Vandyke. "His Vandyke dress." --Macaulay.
[Written also Vandyck.]
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Vandyke brown (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent
brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in
his pictures.
Vandyke collar or Vandyke cape, a broad collar or cape of
linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn
lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance
in pictures by Vandyke.
Vandyke edge, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, prop. n.
A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke
edge. [Written also Vandyck.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, v. t.
To fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or
scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also Vandyck.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vandyke
n 1: Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn:
Vandyke, Van Dyck, Anthony Vandyke, Sir Anthony
Vandyke]
2: a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony
Vandyke) [syn: vandyke beard, vandyke]