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English

Noun

  1. A stone used to test the quality of gold alloys.
  2. A standard of comparison or evaluation.


Translations

te:touchstone vi:touchstone zh:touchstone

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Touchstone \Touch"stone`\, n.
1. (Min.) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used
to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which
is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See
Basanite.
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2. Fig.: Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a
thing are tried. --Hooker.
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The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone
for the trial of spirits. --South.
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Irish touchstone (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes
the Giant's Causeway.
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WordNet touchstone
n : a basis for comparison; a reference point against which
other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for
all subsequent work" [syn: standard, criterion, measure]
Moby Dictionary
acid test , assay , barometer , benchmark , blank determination ,
brouillon , canon , check , criterion , crucial test , crucible , degree ,
demonstration , determination , docimasy , essay , feeling out ,
first draft , gauge , graduated scale , kiteflying , measure , model ,
norm , ordeal , parameter , pattern , probation , proof , quantity ,
reading , readout , reference , rough draft , rough sketch , rule ,
scale , sounding out , standard , test , test case , trial , try , type ,
value , verification , yardstick


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