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Vandyck

Vandyck is the alternative form of vandyke.

Meaning of vandyke

Noun

vandyke (plural vandykes)

  1. An edge with ornamental triangular points.
  2. A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and a goatee but with all cheek hair shaven, popular in Europe in the 17th century.
    • He was still an old galliard, with white Buffalo Bill vandyke, and he swanked around, still healthy of flesh, in white suits, looking things over with big sex-amused eyes.1953 September 18, Saul Bellow, chapter V, in The Adventures of Augie March […], New York, N.Y.: The Viking Press, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    Vandyke beard
  3. 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.

See all 5 meanings of vandyke

Proper noun

Vandyck (plural Vandycks)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Vandyck

Noun
pluralVandycks
Proper noun
pluralVandycks

Questions about Vandyck

What does Vandyck mean?
Vandyck means a surname.
What is Vandyck the alternative form of?
Vandyck is the alternative form of vandyke.
What part of speech is Vandyck?
Vandyck is a proper noun.

Words near Vandyck in the dictionary

  1. Vanduynes
  2. Vanduyns
  3. Vanduzer
  4. Vanduzers
  5. Vandy
  6. Vandyck
  7. Vandycks
  8. Vandyk
  9. vandyke
  10. Vandyke beard
  11. Vandyke beards

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