VANDYKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Vandyke mean? 

• VANDYKE (noun)
  The noun VANDYKE has 2 senses:

1. Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)

2. a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)

  Familiarity information: VANDYKE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VANDYKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Anthony Vandyke; Sir Anthony Vandyke; Van Dyck; Vandyke

Instance hypernyms:

old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

vandyke; vandyke beard

Hypernyms ("vandyke" is a kind of...):

beard; face fungus; whiskers (the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)