vandyck

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vandyck - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vandyke \Van*dyke"\ (v[a^]n*d[imac]k"), a.
     Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or
     represented by Vandyke. "His Vandyke dress." --Macaulay.
     [Written also Vandyck.]
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     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.
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  Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, prop. n.
     A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke
     edge. [Written also Vandyck.]
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  Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, v. t.
     To fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or
     scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also Vandyck.]
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