upstroke

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upstroke - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Upstroke \Up"stroke`\, n.
     An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a
     writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of
     the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter
     thus made.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega.     --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
     [1913 Webster]

upstroke - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  upstroke
      n 1: a stroke normally made in an upward direction