vandyke

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Van=dyke

CIDE DICTIONARY

vandyke, a. 

 Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke.  [1913 Webster]

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.

vandyke, prop. n. 

 A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge.  [1913 Webster]

vandyke, v. t. 

 To fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vandyke, n. & adj.
--n.
1 each of a series of large points forming a border to lace or cloth etc.
2 a cape or collar etc. with these.
--adj. (Vandyke) in the style of dress, esp. with pointed borders, common in portraits by Van Dyck.

Idiom

Vandyke beard a neat pointed beard. Vandyke brown a deep rich brown.

Etymology

Sir A. Van Dyck, Anglicized Vandyke, Flem. painter d. 1641

ROGET THESAURUS

vandyke

Notch

N notch, dent, nick, cut, indent, indentation, dimple, embrasure, battlement, machicolation, saw, tooth, crenelle, scallop, scollop, vandyke, depression, jag, notched, crenate, crenated, dentate, dentated, denticulate, denticulated, toothed, palmated, serrated.

VB notch, nick, cut, dent, indent, jag, scarify, scotch, crimp, scallop, scollop, crenulate, vandyke.