Vandyke beard

noun

1. a short, pointed beard.

Vandyke beard

/ ˈvændaɪk /

noun

1. a short pointed beard Often shortened toVandyke

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vandyke beard¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

He, also, had changed his attire, and looked very handsome in his curling Vandyke beard of the cut which artists affect.

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A mustache and a short Vandyke beard partially covered a mouth inclined to weakness.

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His pale, almost bloodless lips were set in rigid lines over his finely chiseled, birdlike beak with its aggressive Vandyke beard.

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He wore a close, sharp-pointed Vandyke beard, and his gold-bridge glasses sat at almost right angles upon his nose.

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Only one person was here—a small, bright-eyed man, with thick Vandyke beard and sinewy though small frame.

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