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Van⋅dyke

  [van-dahyk]
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–noun
1. Sir Anthony. Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
2. Vandyke beard.
3. Vandyke collar.
4. Printing. a proof having white lines on a brown ground or vice versa, made from a negative for a plate.
Also, van⋅dyke (for defs. 2, 3).
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Van Dyck

  [van dahyk; Flem. vahn dahyk]
–noun
Sir Anthony, 1599–1641, Flemish painter.
Also, Vandyke.

Vandyke beard

 
–noun
a short, pointed beard.
Also called Vandyke, vandyke.

Origin:
1890–95

Vandyke collar

 
–noun
a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
Also, vandyke collar.
Also called Vandyke, vandyke.
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Van·dyke   (vān-dīk')   
n.  

  1. A Vandyke beard.

  2. A Vandyke collar.

    1. A V-shaped point that is part of a decorative border or edging.

    2. A border made up of such points.

Vandyke or Van Dyck   (vān dīk')   
Flemish painter whose numerous portraits, including many of the English court, are remarkable for their dignity and gentle emotion.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

vandyke 
"short, pointed beard," 1894, from the style shown on portraits by Flem. painter Anton Van Dyck (1599-1641); earlier "a type of collar with a deep cut edge" (1755) also from a style depicted in his paintings.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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