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Definition of Vandyke
1a [from the collars depicted in portraits by Vandyke] : a wide collar with a deeply indented edgeb : one of several V-shaped points forming a decorative edgingc : a border of such points
2 [from the beards worn in portraits by Vandyke] : a trim pointed beard
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Anthony Vandyke
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