Touchstone

Word TOUCHSTONE
Character 10
Hyphenation touch stone
Pronunciations /ˈtʌtʃstəʊn/

Definitions and meanings of "Touchstone"

What do we mean by touchstone?

A hard black stone, such as jasper or basalt, formerly used to test the quality of gold or silver by comparing the streak left on the stone by one of these metals with that of a standard alloy. noun

An excellent quality or example that is used to test the excellence or genuineness of others. noun

A very fine-grained dark-colored variety of schist or jasper, used for trying the quality of alloys of the precious metals. noun

Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried: as, money, the touchstone of common honesty. noun

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. noun

Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. noun

Basalt, the stone which composes the Giant's Causeway. noun

A stone used to test the quality of gold alloys. noun

A standard of comparison or evaluation. noun

A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated noun

A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace.

(by extension) A standard of comparison or evaluation.

Person of importance. Significant other. Your constant, the person who completes you and makes you whole. A true friend without critisms and judgements, who loves you unconditionally. Urban Dictionary

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The word "touchstone" in example sentences

Harry and Sally bicker over Casablanca; for the women of Sleepless in Seattle, the emotional touchstone is An Affair to Remember (“Men never get this movie!”). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Situated alongside the River Thames, the iconic power plant has been featured in works by The Who, Pink Floyd and The Beatles, and now this cultural touchstone is being retrofitted into a self-sufficent community powered by a zero-carbon energy plant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Its touchstone is the autonomous individual celebrated by John Locke in ❋ Unknown (1995)

Like Lincoln's, its touchstone is the common good of the nation, not the sovereign self. ❋ Unknown (1995)

The touchstone is this Rolling Stone postmortem of the battle over Caliornia’s Proposition 8, which concludes that the anti-gay amendment could have been defeated, but for a signally inept campaign waged by its opponents. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The upcoming Palm Pre, for example, uses something much cooler: a magnetized inductive charging platform called a touchstone, which charges the Pre when it rests on it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A touchstone is a hard, black stone used to test the integrity of gold and silver, and it symbolizes our venture in a way. ❋ Andrew Oye (2009)

My touchstone is the Lester Garnier case--more than you want to know about SFPD. ❋ Sfmike (2007)

And our view here is that, of course, the touchstone is the wish of the patient. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I was likewise attracted by the Morpheus in touchstone, which is described by ❋ Unknown (2004)

There are four triangular spaces at the summit of the tower left uncovered by the superstructure; and how best to treat these, simple as the task may seem, constitutes what may be called the touchstone of architectural genius in spire-building. ❋ Various (N/A)

Meditating by one's self, is like digging in the mine; it often, perhaps, brings up maiden earth, which never came near the light before; but whether it contains any metal in it, is never so well tried as in conversation with a knowing judicious friend who carries about with him the true touchstone, which is love of truth in a clear-thinking head. ❋ Various (1913)

Target - has permeated this university was evident at freshmen welcome week in late August, at what students and administrators alike characterized as a touchstone party for the class of 2015. ❋ By NATASHA SINGER (2011)

[Sterling] is my [Touchstone]. [Only friends] can be equals, [touchstone]:) ❋ Bella (2004)

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