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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Upstroke

· Up·stroke · IPA /ˈʌpˌstɹoʊk/
01 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 lin…
  1. 1.
    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.
    “Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega.” Mrs. Browning.