Associations to the word «Touchstone»

Wiktionary

TOUCHSTONE, noun. A stone used to test the quality of gold alloys.
TOUCHSTONE, noun. A standard of comparison or evaluation.

Dictionary definition

TOUCHSTONE, noun. 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".

Wise words

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