touchstone
IPA: tˈʌtʃstoʊn
noun
- 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.
- A surname.
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Examples of "touchstone" in Sentences
- Contentiousness is the touchstone.
- Honesty of belief is the touchstone.
- It's the touchstone moment of the film.
- Touchstone is needed in any kind of system.
- The touchstone is proficiency not disability.
- Such publication is the touchstone of notability.
- The touchstone is bogus accusations and exaggeration.
- The use of a touchstone to assay gold and silver is discussed.
- The touchstone for advertising is an exhortation to buy something.
- It is a touchstone of affinities and guardian of the laws of intermarriage.
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