vandyke /vænˈdaɪk/noun 3verb 1forms 4 noun3 •A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and a goatee but with all cheek hair shaven, popular in Europe in the 17th century.He was still an old galliard, with white Buffalo Bill vandyke, and he swanked around, still healthy of flesh, in white suits, looking things over with big sex-amused eyes. — 1953 •A style of dress or collar similar to those in Anthony van Dyck's portrait paintings; a small round cape, the border ornamented with points and indentations. •An edge with ornamental triangular points. verb1 •To fit or furnish with a vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a vandyke.Again I searched, and found a most diabolical pair of cock-nosed shears, capable of vandyking the interiors of elephants. — 1898 formsvandyked · vandyking · vandykes · Vandykes
