Vandyke noun & adjective. [van'dʌɪk] Also vandyke; in sense A.4 also Van Dyke. M18.
[Sir Anthony Vandyke (Anglicized spelling of Van Dyck), Flemish painter (1599-1641).]
A. noun.
1. A broad lace or linen collar, neckerchief, etc., with an edge deeply cut into large points (in imitation of a style freq. depicted in portraits by Van Dyck), fashionable in the 18th cent. M18.

2. Each of a number of large deep-cut points on the border or fringe of lace, cloth, etc. Usu. in pl. E19.

3. A notched, deeply indented, or zigzag border or edging. M19.

4. A beard cut to a V-shaped point. Also more fully Vandyke beard. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. (Vandyke.) Designating things associated with Van Dyck or his paintings; esp. having a border with large points. L19.
Vandyke beard: see sense A.4 above. Vandyke brown (a) a deep rich brown colour; (b) spec. an impermanent deep brown pigment containing organic matter, now disused.

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vandyke verb. [van'dʌɪk] E19.
[from VANDYKE noun & adjective.]
1. verb trans. Cut, shape, or edge (material) with deep angular indentations. Chiefly as vandyked ppl adjective. E19.

2. verb intrans. Proceed in an irregular zigzag manner; take a zigzag course. E-M19.

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