Vandyke

[van-dahyk]

noun

Printing. a proof having white lines on a brown ground or vice versa, made from a negative for a plate.

Also van·dyke (for defs 2, 3).

Vandyke beard

noun

a short, pointed beard.

Origin of Vandyke beard

First recorded in 1890–95

Also called Vandyke, vandyke.

Vandyke collar

or vandyke collar

noun

a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.

Also called Vandyke, vandyke.

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Related Words for vandyke

choker, imperial, fuzz, brush, stubble, goatee, Vandyke, mantle, shawl, cope, cloak, wrapper, cardinal, wrap, poncho, gabardine, tippet, pelisse, capote, mantilla

Examples from the Web for vandyke

Contemporary Examples of vandyke

“From the start it was a collaborative effort,” VanDyke says.
‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film
Lloyd Grove
October 31, 2014
And VanDyke and Fischer had dinner with war correspondent Steven Sotloff mere weeks before he was kidnapped.
‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film
Lloyd Grove
October 31, 2014
VanDyke confirmed the attack on his website, writing that SEA had emailed him a blackmail threat.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad
Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy
October 17, 2014

Historical Examples of vandyke

Vandyke, Reynolds, Titian—he deemed these the great triumvirate of portraiture.
Art in England
Dutton Cook
He was, as she had described him, very much like a Vandyke picture.
Bird of Paradise
Ada Leverson
The house dates from 1721, and has some good pictures by Holbein, Vandyke, and Reynolds.
The Cornwall Coast
Arthur L. Salmon
Mr. Vandyke called upon the clerk to put the preceding question.
Robert Toombs
Pleasant A. Stovall
Vandyke brown is used to color the filler, if none but natural color is to be had.
Mission Furniture
H. H. Windsor

British Dictionary definitions for vandyke

Vandyke beard

noun

a short pointed beardOften shortened to: Vandyke

Vandyke collar

Vandyke cape

noun

a large white collar with several very deep pointsOften shortened to: Vandyke

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Word Origin and History for vandyke

"short, pointed beard," 1894, from the style shown on portraits by Flemish painter Anton Van Dyck (1599-1641); earlier "a type of collar with a deep cut edge" (1755) also from a style depicted in his paintings.