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Vandyke brown   /vˌændˈaɪk braʊn/   Listen
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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



... shape, roughly at first, with the big blade; then I go over it a second time with the little blade, more carefully; then I put in the ears and tail with a drop of glue, and paint it with a 'non-poisonous' paint—Vandyke brown for the horses, foxes, and cows; slate gray for the elephants and camels; burnt umber for the chickens, zebras, and so on; then, last, a dot of Chinese white for the eyes, and there you are, all finished. They sell for nine ...
— McTeague • Frank Norris



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