Vandyke

van-dīk′, n. one of the points forming an edge or border, as of lace, ribbon, .: a painting by Vandyke : a small round cape, the border ornamented with points and indentations, as seen in paintings by Vandyke of the time of Charles I.— adj. pertaining to the style of dre represented in portraits by Vandyke.— v.t. to cut the edge off in points.— n. Vandyke′-brown , a reddish-brown pigment, a species of peat or lignite.— adj. Vandyked′ , notched with large points like a Vandyke collar. [Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641), a great Flemish painter.]