vandyke

Portrait of Charles I from three angles by Anthony van Dyck. Features both a Vandyke beard and a Vandyke collar.

Meanings

Noun

An edge with ornamental triangular points.
A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and goatee but with all cheek hair shaven.
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.

Verb

To fit or furnish with a vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a vandyke.

Origin

Named after 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.

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