First Known Use: circa 1850
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Vandyke brown
noun
Definition of VANDYKE BROWN
: a natural brown-black pigment of organic matter obtained from bog earth or peat or lignite deposits; also : any of various synthetic brown pigments
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Origin of VANDYKE BROWN
from its use by the painter Vandyke
Rhymes with VANDYKE BROWN
Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, simmer down, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, Triple Crown, tumbledown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, verbal noun, water down, watered-down
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