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touchstone

noun (touchstones)

«touchstone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A dark stone that people once rubbed gold on to test whether it was real. tree →
Something you use as a standard to judge other things by. tree →

In the lessons

in old tales a touchstone tests treasure; in lessons a rule or example used to check other work (old use for 1).

Examples

The goldsmith rubbed the metal on the touchstone to test it. tree →
In the fairy tale the touchstone showed that the coins were fake. tree →
Her kind deeds were a touchstone for how we should behave. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «touchstone» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«touchstone» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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