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.
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Downstroke
/ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/
Synonyms for "downstroke" (11 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(3 words)
downward strokedraw downwardletter stroke
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
piston strokepress downwardstrike downwardtrace downwardvertical stroke
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10 entriesbow downstrokebrush downstrokecalligraphy downstrokecylinder downstrokedrum downstrokeguitar downstrokeletter downstrokepen downstrokepencil downstrokepiston downstroke
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10 entriesbow downstrokecalligraphy downstrokedownstroke motiondownstroke ratedownstroke techniquedownstroke velocitydownstroke with pickguitar downstrokepen downstrokepiston downstroke
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1997, Ted Hughes, Tales from Ovid, London: Faber & Faber, "Erisychthon," lines 41-6, p. 86, He snatches an axe—and hauls / The weight of the broad head up and back. / But in that moment, as the blade hangs / Poised for the first downstroke, shudderings / Swarm through the whole tree, to its outermost twigs / And a groan bursts out of the deep grain.
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If you keep typing on the downstroke of the spacebar it lets you, for example, squeeze a four-letter word into the space normally occupied by a three-letter word.
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