I. noun
or van·dyck (ˈ)van|dīk, (ˈ)vaan- also vənˈd-
( -s )
Etymology: after Sir Anthony Vandyke or Van Dyck died 1641 Flem. painter
1. usually capitalized
[so called from its frequent appearance in paintings by Vandyke]
a. : a wide collar made to resemble that of a cape with a deeply indented edge and worn by men and women in the 17th century and later by women only
b. : one of several deeply indented, pointed, or scalloped sections of a decorative edging (as on a collar)
c. : a border or edging with such indentations
2. usually capitalized : vandyke beard
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Vandyke 2
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II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
: to finish (an edge) with vandykes : make or shape with deep indentations
a vandyked apron
intransitive verb
: to stagger, weave, or wander in the zigzag course of one drunken or irresolute