vandyke Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
    Van Dyck; Anthony Vandyke; Sir Anthony Vandyke.
  2. noun a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)
    vandyke beard.

WordNet


Van*dyke" adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. "His Vandyke dress." Macaulay. Written also Vandyck.
Van*dyke" noun
Definitions
  1. A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge. Written also Vandyck.
Van*dyke" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke. R. Written also Vandyck.

Webster 1913