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touchstone    音标拼音: [t'ʌtʃst,on]
n. 试金石,标准

试金石,标准

touchstone
n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which
other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with
federal standards"; "they set the measure for all
subsequent work" [synonym: {standard}, {criterion}, {measure},
{touchstone}]

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}.
[1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a
thing are tried. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]

The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone
for the trial of spirits. --South.
[1913 Webster]

{Irish touchstone} (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes
the Giant's Causeway.
[1913 Webster]


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    Define touchstone touchstone synonyms, touchstone pronunciation, touchstone translation, English dictionary definition of touchstone n 1 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
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