Downstroke
/ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
"It was written, not printed; written in a clear, even hand, with thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes, very large, easier than print, and so beautiful that Lucy stared at it for a whole minute and forgot about reading it."
- 2 a stroke normally made in a downward direction wordnet
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More examples"It was written, not printed; written in a clear, even hand, with thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes, very large, easier than print, and so beautiful that Lucy stared at it for a whole minute and forgot about reading it."
Etymology
From down + stroke.