What Does Touchstone Mean?

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Definitions for touchstoneˈtʌtʃˌstoʊntouch·stone

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. standard, criterion, measure, touchstonenoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. touchstonenoun

   A stone used to test the quality of gold alloys.

2. touchstonenoun

   A standard of comparison or evaluation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Touchstonenoun

   Etymology: touch and stone;pierre de touche, Fr.

   1. Stone by which metals are examined.

   Chilon would say, that gold was tried with the touchstone, and men with gold. Francis Bacon, Apophth.

   If he intends to deal clearly, why does he make the touchstone faulty, and the standard uncertain. Collier.

   2. Any test or criterion.

   Is not this their rule of such sufficiency, that we should use it as a touchstone to try the orders of the church? Richard Hooker.

   The work, the touchstone of the nature, is;And by their operations things are known. Davies.

   Money serves for the touchstone of common honesty. Roger L'Estrange.

   Time is the surest judge of truth: I am not vain enough to think I have left no faults in this, which that touchstone will not discover. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

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1. touchstone

   A touchstone is a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. It can also refer to a fundamental or quintessential part or feature of something. In historical contexts, a touchstone was a black siliceous stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Touchstonenoun

   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

2. Touchstonenoun

   any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Touchstone

   A touchstone is a small tablet of dark stone such as fieldstone, slate, or lydite, used for assaying precious metal alloys. It has a finely grained surface on which soft metals leave a visible trace.

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1. TOUCHSTONE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Touchstone is ranked #15391 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Touchstone surname appeared 1,905 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Touchstone.86.5% or 1,648 total occurrences were White.7.8% or 149 total occurrences were Black.2.8% or 55 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.1.7% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.0.6% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.0.3% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce touchstone?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of touchstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of touchstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of touchstone in a Sentence

1. President Trump:

   To me, what matters most, and what the American people did not vote for and would not vote for is the derogation of the norms, the touchstone of truth, which is the heart of this country.

2. Li Shaoxian:

   The Middle East is a touchstone for major powers, whether it is a graveyard depends on whether a country seeks hegemony.

3. French Proverb:

   Adversity is the touchstone of friendship.

4. Doug Bradley:

   We had absolute unanimity in this song being the touchstone. This was the Vietnam anthem. Every bad band that ever played in an armed forces club had to play this song.

5. Kelley Paul:

   We sort of had this touchstone where we connect and are reminded of how important those friendships are to us.

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Popularity rank by frequency of use

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=touchstone
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Touchstone
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=touchstone
4. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touchstone
6. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=touchstone
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=touchstone

Translations for touchstone

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• محك الذهبArabic
• touchstoneDanish
• PrüfsteinGerman
• tuŝŝtonoEsperanto
• norma, piedra de toque, toqueSpanish
• سنگ محکPersian
• koetinkiviFinnish
• touchauFrench
• փորձաքար, չափանիշArmenian
• pietra di paragoneItalian
• 試金石Japanese
• ಟಚ್‌ಸ್ಟೋನ್Kannada
• 기준, 시금석Korean
• lapis lydiusLatin
• touchstoneNorwegian
• проби́рный ка́меньRussian
• probni kamen, пробни каменSerbo-Croatian
• prövosten, proberstenSwedish
• mihenk taşıTurkish
• ٹچ اسٹونUrdu
• 试金石Chinese

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