vandyke

/van-ˈdīk vən-/ (ame, mw)

vandyke — 名詞

1. A broad collar, usually made of lace or fine fabric, with a deeply zigzagged or

1.名詞C2
釋義

鋸齒領

邊緣呈鋸齒狀的寬衣領

A broad collar, usually made of lace or fine fabric, with a deeply zigzagged or scalloped edge instead of a straight one; commonly seen in seventeenth-century European portraits.

例句

Chiara wore a lace dress with a vandyke collar to the costume party.

Chiara 穿著一件鑲有鋸齒領的蕾絲洋裝去參加化裝舞會。

~ collar as a noun adjunct

The museum curator showed visitors a portrait of a nobleman in a crisp white vandyke.

博物館館長向訪客展示一幅肖像畫，畫中貴族穿著潔白的鋸齒領。

同義詞
  • falling collar

    broader category; a falling collar may be plain, but a vandyke always has a zigzag edge

  • lace collar

    describes material rather than edge shape

文法句型

a ~

~ collar

用法筆記

Often used attributively (e.g. 'vandyke collar'). The style is closely associated with Flemish Baroque portraiture.

常見錯誤

❌She wore a vandyke around her neck' (vague and unusual).
✅She wore a dress with a vandyke collar.
💡The word almost always modifies 'collar' or appears as a compound noun.

2. One of several triangular notches cut into the edge of fabric, lace, paper, or o

2.名詞
釋義

V形尖角

布邊的V形裝飾缺口

One of several triangular notches cut into the edge of fabric, lace, paper, or other material as a decorative finish.

例句

Linh carefully cut each vandyke into the edge of the paper doily.

Linh 仔細地在紙桌墊的邊緣剪出一個個 V形尖角。

countable: cut each vandyke

Vivek stitched a row of neat vandykes along the bottom of the curtain.

Vivek 沿著窗簾下緣縫上一排整齊的 V形尖角。

同義詞
  • scallop

    a scallop is rounded; a vandyke is sharply V-shaped

  • notch

    more general term; a vandyke is a specific type of decorative notch

  • zigzag point

    descriptive synonym matching the shape

文法句型

a ~

~s in/along [fabric]

用法筆記

Typically used in the plural (vandykes) since the points usually appear in a series along an edge.

常見錯誤

❌The dress had a pretty vandyke' (vague).
✅The dress had vandykes along the hem.
💡Specify where the points appear.

3. A strip of edging or trimming made from a repeated series of V-shaped notches al

3.名詞
釋義

V形飾邊

一排V形尖角組成的邊飾

A strip of edging or trimming made from a repeated series of V-shaped notches along the margin of fabric or clothing.

例句

Walid admired the delicate vandyke bordering the sleeves of the vintage jacket.

Walid 欣賞那件復古外套袖口上精緻的 V形飾邊。

~ as a continuous border along an edge

Rachel chose a white linen table runner with a narrow vandyke stitched along each side.

Rachel 選了一條亞麻白色長桌巾，兩側各車了一道細窄的 V形飾邊。

同義詞

文法句型

a ~

~ of [fabric/trim]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2 (a single point) — this sense refers to the entire continuous border of points. The border is countable ('a vandyke' = a single border strip).

4. A short, neatly trimmed beard that ends in a distinct point at the chin, without

4.名詞C2
釋義

尖鬍

下巴修尖的短鬍造型

A short, neatly trimmed beard that ends in a distinct point at the chin, without sideburns or a moustache; named after the painter Anthony Vandyke, who depicted such beards in his portraits.

例句

Esteban grew a neat vandyke for the theater production's seventeenth-century setting.

Esteban 為了劇團的十七世紀背景演出，留了一把整齊的尖鬍。

grow a ~ as a deliberate styling choice

The gentleman in the portrait has a dark vandyke and wears a serious expression.

肖像畫中的紳士留著深色尖鬍，面露嚴肅的表情。

同義詞
  • goatee

    a goatee may include a moustache and is often rounder; a vandyke is pointed and usually does not include the moustache

  • imperial beard

    a style with a prominent moustache that joins the chin beard; broader than a vandyke

文法句型

a ~

wear/grow a ~

~ beard

用法筆記

Often used in art-historical contexts. Not to be confused with a full beard or a goatee — a vandyke typically covers only the chin area and comes to a sharp point.

常見錯誤

❌He has a vandyke beard and a moustache.
✅He has a vandyke.
💡The word alone already means the beard; adding 'beard' is redundant but acceptable.