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touchstone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | criterion, measure, standard |
| Type of | system of measurement, metric |
| Has types | earned run average, era, gauge, gpa, grade point average, graduated table, medium of exchange, monetary system, norm, ordered series, procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard, scale, scale of measurement, standard of measurement, baseline, yardstick, benchmark |
Examples of touchstone
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Jack Dillon, who was BBC features editor in the 60s, is my favourite touchstone.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Their first visit to the United States remains a touchstone in American culture.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Think of this re-release as an encore, a handy touchstone for you and your kids.
From the sacbee.com
Was a school-play debacle a touchstone experience for many theater professionals?
From the washingtonpost.com
Today, the book is considered a touchstone of photography as social commentary.
From the bloomberg.com
You've talked before about Jimmie Driftwood being a sort of touchstone for you.
From the denverpost.com
Judy, your very strong reporting is a touchstone for me during the N.F.L. season.
From the fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com
Think of this rerelease as an encore, a handy touchstone for you and your kids.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The gathering is not so much an exercise in sentimentality as it is a touchstone.
From the denverpost.com
- Standard: 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"
- Touchstone may refer to:
- Touchstone is the name of the court fool or jester character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It.
- 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.
- Touchstone is a rock band from the UK. The original band was formed by Rob Cottingham in 2001, after the release of his solo album 'Behind the Orchard Tree' - recorded at Linford Manor Studios in Milton Keynes (Jamiroqaui, Feeder, Skunk Ananse). Adam Hodgson joined in 2003. ...
- This is a list of characters from The Old Kingdom Trilogy, a set of novels by Australian author Garth Nix. The series comprises three novels: Sabriel (1995), Lirael (2001) and Abhorsen (2003). ...
- Touchstone (1831-1861) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire. Owned and bred by Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, he was conditioned for racing by the preeminent trainer of the day, John Scott.
- As a metaphor, a touchstone refers to any physical or intellectual measure by which the validity or merit of a concept can be tested. It is similar in use to an acid test, litmus test in politics, and a shibboleth.
- Season two of Stargate SG-1, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on June 26, 1998 on Showtime. The second season concluded after 22 episodes on February 10, 1999 on British Sky One, which overtook Showtime in mid-season. ...
