vandykedadj.
/vanˈdʌɪkt/, U.S. /vænˈdaɪkt/ Provided with vandykes; cut or shaped at the edge into deep indentations; zigzagged.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > cut, stamped, or pinked
gratinȝied1578
pinked1591
vandyked1800
the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [adjective]
battledc1386
embattledc1386
indentedc1440
incoled1543
gapped1562
crenated1688
vandyked1832
indentured1885
1800 Hull Advertiser 22 Nov. 3/3 A broad border, or rather flounce, of vandyked velvet.
1832 T. Brown Bk. Butterflies, Sphinxes & Moths (1834) I. 169 The wings are of an intense black, denticulated with a vandyked border of white.
1860 G. A. Sala Lady Chesterfield's Lett. v. 80 The vandyked morocco valance.
1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 139 The roadway is bordered by a massive stone wall..with a vandyked top, like a piece of lace.
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adj.1800