look-down

[ loo k-doun ]
/ ˈlʊkˌdaʊn /

noun

the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
Compare look-through.

Words nearby look-down

look up, look up and down, look up to, look who's talking, look-alike, look-down, look-in, look-over, look-see, look-through, lookalike

Example sentences from the Web for look-down

  • The look-down from the high gallery into the nave, which was well filled with worshippers, was most interesting.

    Three Months Abroad |Anna Vivanti

  • "I should prefer a look-down, if I were to choose," said Churchill.

    Helen |Maria Edgeworth

  • He suspected everybody of despising him, and was perpetually trying to look-down the scorn of others with still deeper scorn.

    The Doctor's Wife |M. E. Braddon