Upstroke
Pronunciation : Up"stroke`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913