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vandyke (n.)

"short, pointed beard," 1894, from the style shown on portraits by Flemish painter Anton Van Dyck (1599-1641); earlier "a type of collar with a deep cut edge" (1755) also from a style depicted in his paintings.

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Definitions of vandyke from WordNet
1
vandyke (n.)
a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke);
Synonyms: vandyke beard
2
Vandyke (n.)
Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641);
Synonyms: Van Dyck / Anthony Vandyke / Sir Anthony Vandyke
From wordnet.princeton.edu