Vandyke, Van Dyck, Anthony Vandyke, Sir Anthony Vandyke
(noun) Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Named after 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.
vandyke (plural vandykes)
An edge with ornamental triangular points.
A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and goatee but with all cheek hair shaven.
Synonym: Vandyke beard
A style of dress or collar similar to those in Anthony van Dyck's portrait paintings; a small round cape, the border ornamented with points and indentations.
vandyke (third-person singular simple present vandykes, present participle vandyking, simple past and past participle vandyked)
(transitive) To fit or furnish with a vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a vandyke.
Vandyke (plural Vandykes)
Alternative form of vandyke
Source: Wiktionary
Van*dyke", a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. "His Vandyke dress." Macaulay. [Written also Vandyck.] Vandyke brown (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitranssparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in his pictures.
– Vandyke collar or 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.
Van*dyke", n.
Definition: A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge. [Written also Vandyck.]
Van*dyke", v. t.
Definition: fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also Vandyck.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
