English Explanatory Dictionary

Vandyke brown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medium brown colour, originally a pigment made from peat or soil.
adj
  1. Of a medium brown colour.

Word forms

Vandyke brown Vandyke browns

Etymology

This colour was named for Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemish painter.

Synonyms

Kassel brown Kassel earth Cologne earth
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