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Synonyms for vandykes

Grammar : Noun
Spell : van-dahyk
Phonetic Transcription : vænˈdaɪk

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Définition of vandykes

Origin :
  • "short, pointed beard," 1894, from the style shown on portraits by Flemish painter Anton Van Dyck (1599-1641); earlier "a type of collar with a deep cut edge" (1755) also from a style depicted in his paintings.
  • As in beard : noun facial hair on human
  • As in cape : noun sleeveless coat
  • As in collar : noun neck attire
Example sentences :
  • Returning to the house, we saw the Vandykes, which are most glorious.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 » by Augustus J. C. Hare
  • When the vandykes are completed, they are to be turned inside out, and made as smooth as possible.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
  • On Vandykes arrival Mytens grew jealous and asked leave to return to the Hague.
  • Extract from : « Haunted London » by Walter Thornbury
  • The edge of the grapefruit cup may be cut in vandykes, or otherwise ornamented.
  • Extract from : « Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties » by Janet McKenzie Hill
  • We have heard of a man half a century ago going about the country to paint new wigs upon the Vandykes.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various
  • The gem of all the English pictures was one by Dobson, Vandykes noble pupil.
  • Extract from : « Haunted London » by Walter Thornbury
  • It is one of the finest I know, and stands quite in the front rank of Vandykes.
  • Extract from : « The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton » by Mrs. Russell Barrington
  • Boys were languishing and red-lipped, with fierce cork mustaches and Vandykes and heavy hairy eyebrows.
  • Extract from : « Beginners Luck » by Emily Hahn
  • The blond that covers the lower part is gathered, and ends in vandykes that hang below the curtain.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V » by Various
  • She sold two Vandykes and a little silver for eleven thousand pounds and she raised, on mortgage, twenty-nine thousand.
  • Extract from : « The Good Soldier » by Ford Madox Ford
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