vandyke

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
  2. noun a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)

Etymology

Named after 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Van Dyck, Anthony Vandyke, Sir Anthony Vandyke

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