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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 |