Vandyke
[van-dahyk]
- Sir Anthony. Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- Vandyke beard.
- Vandyke collar.
- Printing. a proof having white lines on a brown ground or vice versa, made from a negative for a plate.
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Also van·dyke (for defs 2, 3).
Vandyke beard
- a short, pointed beard.
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Origin of Vandyke beard
First recorded in 1890–95
Also called Vandyke, vandyke.
Vandyke collar
or vandyke collar
- a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
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Also called Vandyke, vandyke.
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Contemporary Examples
“From the start it was a collaborative effort,” VanDyke says.
And VanDyke and Fischer had dinner with war correspondent Steven Sotloff mere weeks before he was kidnapped.
VanDyke confirmed the attack on his website, writing that SEA had emailed him a blackmail threat.
Historical Examples
Vandyke, Reynolds, Titian—he deemed these the great triumvirate of portraiture.
Art in EnglandDutton Cook
He was, as she had described him, very much like a Vandyke picture.
Bird of ParadiseAda Leverson
The house dates from 1721, and has some good pictures by Holbein, Vandyke, and Reynolds.
The Cornwall CoastArthur L. Salmon
Mr. Vandyke called upon the clerk to put the preceding question.
Robert ToombsPleasant A. Stovall
Vandyke brown is used to color the filler, if none but natural color is to be had.
Mission FurnitureH. H. Windsor
Vandyke beard
- a short pointed beardOften shortened to: Vandyke
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Vandyke collar
Vandyke cape
- a large white collar with several very deep pointsOften shortened to: Vandyke
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Word Origin and History for vandyke
n.
"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.
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