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Vandyke brown

noun

  1. a medium brown color.
  2. any of several dark-brown pigments consisting of iron oxide mixed with lampblack or similar materials.


Vandyke brown

noun

    1. a moderate brown colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      a Vandyke-brown suit

  1. any of various brown pigments, usually consisting of a mixture of ferric oxide and lampblack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Vandyke brown1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

A well-fitted doublet and hose, of a grave colour, were partially concealed by a short camlet cloak of Vandyke brown.

Boats done with No. 9, strengthened with Vandyke brown;—the water slightly washed with No. 5, varied with the same and indigo;—steps and railing with Nos.

If I were Chancellor of the Exchequer I would lay a tax of twenty shillings a cake on all colors except black, Prussian blue, Vandyke brown, and Chinese white, which I would leave for students.

Some cheap beads and coloured handkerchiefs, and a faint wash of Vandyke brown over face and hands, gave the finishing touches.

If I were Chancellor of the Exchequer I would lay a tax of twenty shillings a cake on all colours except black, Prussian blue, Vandyke brown, and Chinese white, which I would leave for students.

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