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Vandyke brown
noun
- a medium brown color.
- any of several dark-brown pigments consisting of iron oxide mixed with lampblack or similar materials.
Vandyke brown
noun
- a moderate brown colour
- ( as adjective )
a Vandyke-brown suit
- any of various brown pigments, usually consisting of a mixture of ferric oxide and lampblack
Word History and Origins
Origin of Vandyke brown1
Example Sentences
A well-fitted doublet and hose, of a grave colour, were partially concealed by a short camlet cloak of Vandyke brown.
Boats done with No. 9, strengthened with Vandyke brown;—the water slightly washed with No. 5, varied with the same and indigo;—steps and railing with Nos.
If I were Chancellor of the Exchequer I would lay a tax of twenty shillings a cake on all colors except black, Prussian blue, Vandyke brown, and Chinese white, which I would leave for students.
Some cheap beads and coloured handkerchiefs, and a faint wash of Vandyke brown over face and hands, gave the finishing touches.
If I were Chancellor of the Exchequer I would lay a tax of twenty shillings a cake on all colours except black, Prussian blue, Vandyke brown, and Chinese white, which I would leave for students.
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