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Definition: Vandyke cape
Vandyke
\Van*dyke"\ (v[a^]n*d[imac]k"), a.
Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or
represented by Vandyke.
“His Vandyke dress.” --Macaulay.
[Written also
Vandyck.]
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Vandyke brown (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent
brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in
his pictures.
Vandyke collar or
Vandyke cape, a broad collar or cape of
linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn
lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance
in pictures by Vandyke.
Vandyke edge, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
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