lookdown

noun

the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.

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noun

a silvery carangid fish of the genus Selene, of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and eyes placed high on the truncated forehead.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase look down

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Lookdown is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Example sentences

AT first the lookdown fish, those silvery dinner plates of the sea, wanted nothing to do with her.

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