Vandyke

[van-dahyk]

noun

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.

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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Sew the skirt to a band, and round the neck and sleeves with a vandyke edging as 2nd receipt.
Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Illustrations|lonore Riego de la Branchardire

He was a tall man, with thin, colorless beard trimmed to a Vandyke point, and pale eyes blinking behind glasses.
The Window at the White Cat|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Between Rubens and Vandyke there is certainly affinity beyond that of colouring, though in colouring to a limited degree.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845|Various
Another picture by Vandyke hangs at the top of the room, one of the grandest and most spirited of his productions.
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson
A glorious Vandyke hangs there representing Henrietta Maria in radiant youth and happiness, with husband and children.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare

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

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.

Vandyke

noun

RELATED WORDS

Vandyke beard

noun

Origin of Vandyke beard

Vandyke collar

or vandyke collar

noun

Examples from the Web for vandyke

Vandyke beard

noun

Vandyke collar

Vandyke cape

noun

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