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vandykes

vandykes is the plural of vandyke.

vandykes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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Noun capitalized: Vandykes

Vandykes

  1. (plural) plural of Vandyke

Questions about vandykes

What is vandykes the plural of?
Vandykes is the plural of vandyke.
What part of speech is vandykes?
Vandykes is a noun.

Words near vandykes in the dictionary

  1. Vandyke collar
  2. Vandyke collars
  3. vandyked
  4. Vandyken
  5. Vandykens
  6. vandykes
  7. vandyking
  8. vandykings
  9. Vandyks
  10. Vandyne
  11. Vandynes

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