touchstone
see also: Touchstone
Noun
Touchstone
Proper noun
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see also: Touchstone
Noun
touchstone (plural touchstones)
- A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace.
- (figurative, by extension) A standard of comparison or evaluation.
- The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone for the trial of spirits.
- French: touchau
- German: Prüfstein
- Italian: pietra di paragone
- Portuguese: pedra de toque
- Russian: проби́рный ка́мень
- Spanish: piedra de toque, toque
- French: pierre de touche, 《l'exemple même de...》
- German: Prüfstein
- Italian: pietra di paragone
- Portuguese: pedra de toque
- Spanish: norma
Touchstone
Proper noun
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