adj
Meaning 1
Of a medium brown colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Phrase guide
Vandyke brown
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noun
Meaning 2
A medium brown colour, originally a pigment made from peat or soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Kassel brown, Kassel earth, Cologne earth
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noun
Meaning 3
a moderate brown color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: brown, brownness
History
Etymology
This colour was named for Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemish painter.