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VANDYKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)
Synonyms:
vandyke; vandyke beard
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vandyke" is a kind of...):
beard; face fungus; whiskers (the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
Synonyms:
Anthony Vandyke; Sir Anthony Vandyke; Van Dyck; Vandyke
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)
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