upspring

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There was the banded hair over the eyes, the slightly drooping mouth, the peculiar upspring of the eyebrow arch—the Queen of Spades in person, as Indiman had said.

From The Gates of Chance by Sutphen, Van Tassel

"Jenny's," cried Millie with a sudden upspring of hope.

From The Summons by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

And Commerce, universal king,   Has followed with unnumbered needs,   And scatters everywhere the seeds Of towns that in a night upspring.

From Fleurs De Lys, and Other Poems by Weir, Arthur

With an abrupt upspring, his throat half harsh with anger, he placed both forepaws on the table and barked at the waiter.

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack

The Bishop spoke with apparent vexation, but his heart had bounded in the upspring of a great relief.

From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)