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Touchstone
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What's The Definition Of Touchstone?
[n] a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Touchstone: criterion | measure | standard Related Terms | Find terms related to Touchstone: See Also | baseline | benchmark | graduated table | medium of exchange | monetary system | norm | ordered series | point of reference | reference | reference point | scale | scale of measurement | standard of measurement | yardstick Touchstone In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
2. Fig.: Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a
thing are tried. --Hooker.
The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone
for the trial of spirits. --South.
{Irish touchstone} (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes
the Giant's Causeway.
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