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Vandyke brown   /vˌændˈaɪk braʊn/   Listen
adjective
Vandyke  adj.  (Written also Vandyck)  Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. "His Vandyke dress."
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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"Vandyke brown" Quotes from Famous Books



... no stain, that I know of," Mr. Parrot said; "but I know Mr. Logie paints a little. I think you will find a box of colours, upstairs. If you mix some Vandyke brown in water, and paint her with it, and let it dry on, I should think it would do very well; though of course, it ...
— Held Fast For England - A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) • G. A. Henty



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