The drawing of a brush, pen, pencil, or the like, across a surface, so as to make a line or mark; the mark so made; a stroke. Obsolete.

A touch or stroke applied by an artist, etc. Frequently in to put the last (also final, finishing,etc.) hand to. Cf. touch, n. 10. See also last hand…

A stroke made with pen or pencil; a short line; a touch (in a picture).

A very fine line made in writing or drawing; esp. a fine up-stroke in penmanship.

A brushstroke executed by a master; a masterly line or touch in painting. Also in figurative context. (In later use merging with sense 2.)

A linear mark; a mark traced by the moving point of a pen, pencil, etc.; a component line of a written character (cf. up-stroke, n., downstroke, n.…

A dash or stroke.