 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Vandyke
noun
1: Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: {Van
Dyck}, {Anthony Vandyke}, {Sir Anthony Vandyke}]
2: a short pointed beard (named after Anthony Vandyke) [syn: {vandyke
beard}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vandyke \Van*dyke"\ (v[a^]n*d[imac]k"), adjective
Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or
represented by Vandyke. ''His Vandyke dress.'' --Macaulay.
[Written also {Vandyck}.]
{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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, noun
A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke
edge. [Written also {Vandyck}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, verb (used with an object)
To fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or
scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also {Vandyck}.]
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