noun
- a short pointed beard
- a large white collar with a deeply indented edge
Usage: historical
Examples
- The actor grew a vandyke for his role as a 17th-century gentleman.
- His neatly trimmed vandyke gave him a distinguished appearance.
- The portrait showed a man wearing a lace vandyke collar.
- Many Puritan ministers wore plain vandyke collars instead of ornate ones.
- The costume designer added a vandyke collar to complete the period look.
- He decided to shave off his vandyke and grow a full beard instead.