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单词 vandyke
释义 van·dyke
I. noun
or van·dyck \(ˈ)van|dīk, (ˈ)vaan- also vənˈd-\
(-s)
Etymology: after Sir Anthony Vandyke or Van Dyck died 1641 Flem. painter
1. usually capitalized [so called from its frequent appearance in paintings by Vandyke]
 a. : a wide collar made to resemble that of a cape with a deeply indented edge and worn by men and women in the 17th century and later by women only
 b. : one of several deeply indented, pointed, or scalloped sections of a decorative edging (as on a collar)
 c. : a border or edging with such indentations
2. usually capitalized : vandyke beard
[Vandyke 2]
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to finish (an edge) with vandykes : make or shape with deep indentations
 < a vandyked apron >
intransitive verb
: to stagger, weave, or wander in the zigzag course of one drunken or irresolute
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