vandyke brown
Van·dyke brown
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [van-dahyk broun]
- /vænˈdaɪk braʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [van-dahyk broun]
- /vænˈdaɪk braʊn/
Definitions of vandyke brown words
- noun vandyke brown a medium brown color. 1
- noun vandyke brown any of several dark-brown pigments consisting of iron oxide mixed with lampblack or similar materials. 1
- noun vandyke brown a moderate brown colour 0
- noun vandyke brown (as adjective) 0
- noun vandyke brown any of various brown pigments, usually consisting of a mixture of ferric oxide and lampblack 0
- noun vandyke brown a deep-brown pigment used by Van Dyck 0
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Origin of vandyke brown
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50
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Parts of speech for Vandyke brown
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vandyke brown popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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