touchstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
A standard of comparison or evaluation.

name

/ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-touchstone.wav

touchstone touchstones

From touch + stone.

comparator

bellwether benchmark capstone cornerstone exemplar keystone model norm philosopher's stone reference tester

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary