TOUCHSTONE

Meaning of TOUCHSTONE in English

(n.) 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.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

TOUCHSTONE — noun Date: 1530 a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of gold and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOUCHSTONE — Black, silica-containing stone used in assaying to determine the purity of gold and silver . The metal to be assayed …
Английский словарь Британика
TOUCHSTONE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — (n.) Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
Английский словарь Webster
TOUCHSTONE — ( n. ) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — ( n. ) Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — /tuch"stohn'/ , n. 1. a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing. 2. a black siliceous stone formerly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — n. yardstick, criterion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOUCHSTONE — noun Date: 1530 1. : a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — noun any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. 2. touchstone ·noun lydian stone; basanite; …
Webster English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — ■ noun 1》 a piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — [touch.stone] n (1530) 1: a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of gold …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — black siliceous stone used to ascertain the purity of gold and silver. Assaying by touch was one of the earliest …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — a cynical court jester who comments on human foibles in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Touchstone is a member of …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — touchstone BrE AmE ˈtʌtʃ stəʊn AmE \ -stoʊn ▷ touchstone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — / ˈtʌtʃstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun [ usually sing. ] touchstone (of / for sth) ( formal ) something that provides …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — touch ‧ stone /ˈtʌtʃstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: touchstone 'stone used for testing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCHSTONE — n. 1 a fine-grained dark schist or jasper used for testing alloys of gold etc. by marking it with them …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCHSTONE — n. 1 a fine-grained dark schist or jasper used for testing alloys of gold etc. by marking it with them …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — n.1 a fine-grained dark schist or jasper used for testing alloys of gold etc. by marking it with them and …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — ( touchstones) If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test or standard …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At its core would be using inflation-adjusted interest rates on short-term credit as its touchstone …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — [noun] [C] - an established standard or principle by which something is judgedIn business, having a large share of the …
Cambridge English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — n. Black, silica-containing stone used in assaying to determine the purity of gold and silver . The metal to be …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TOUCHSTONE — n. standard, yardstick, criterion, reference, benchmark, test, norm, measure His craftsmanship is the touchstone by which the others are judged
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — сущ. 1) пробирный камень; оселок 2) критерий; пробный камень Syn : standard пробирный камень; оселок критерий, пробный камень - the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHSTONE — touchstone.ogg ʹtʌtʃstəʋn n 1. пробирный камень; оселок 2. критерий, пробный камень the touchstone of realism of poetry - пробный камень …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOUCHSTONE — touchstone сущ.1) пробирный камень; оселок 2) критерий; пробный камень Syn:standard 3) черный мрамор; базальт
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOUCHSTONE — n 1. пробирный камень; оселок 2. критерий, пробный камень the touchstone of realism of poetry - пробный камень реализма поэзии …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHSTONE — сущ. 1) пробирный камень; оселок 2) критерий; пробный камень Syn : standard пробирный камень; оселок критерий, пробный камень - the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHSTONE — n. Pronunciation: ' t ə ch- ˌ st ō n Function: noun Date: 1530 1 : a black siliceous stone …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — (~s) If you use one thing as a ~ of another, you use it as a test or standard by …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOUCHSTONE — Synonyms and related words : acid test, assay, barometer, benchmark, blank determination, brouillon, canon, check, criterion, crucial test, crucible, degree, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: STANDARD 3, benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, yardstick Related Words: check, test, trial; barometer, scale; demonstration, proof
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — n. 1. Basanite, black jasper, Lydian stone. 2. Test, criterion, proof, ordeal, assay, touch.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TOUCHSTONE — noun Synonyms: standard 3, benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, yardstick Related Word: check, test, trial; barometer, scale; demonstration, proof
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — n. 25B6; noun CRITERION, standard, yardstick, benchmark, barometer, litmus test; measure, point of reference, norm, gauge, test, guide, exemplar, model, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — Критерий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHSTONE — 1) геол. базанит 2) критерий 3) пробирный камень
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TOUCHSTONE — (n) базальт; критерий; оселок; пробирный камень; пробный камень
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — n 1. пробирный камень; оселок 2. критерий, пробный камень the ~ of realism [of poetry] - пробный камень реализма [поэзии] …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TOUCHSTONE — n. пробирный камень, оселок, критерий, пробный камень
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TOUCHSTONE — n. пробирный камень, оселок, критерий, пробный камень
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TOUCHSTONE — сущ. 1) пробирный камень; оселок 2) критерий; пробный камень Syn: standard 3) черный мрамор; базальт
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOUCHSTONE — сущ. 1) пробирный камень; оселок 2) критерий; пробный камень Syn: standard 3) черный мрамор; базальт
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOUCHSTONE — _n. 1> пробирный камень; оселок 2> критерий; пробный камень _Syn: standard
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TOUCHSTONE — n. 1. пробирный камень; оселок 2. критерий; пробный камень Syn: standard
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TOUCHSTONE — пробирный камень; оселок критерий; пробный камень
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TOUCHSTONE — _n. 1> пробирный камень; оселок 2> критерий; пробный камень
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TOUCHSTONE — [n.] 1) пробирный камень, оселок 2) критерий, стандарт
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — n 1) пробирный камень, оселок; 2) критерий, стандарт
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
TOUCHSTONE — критерий
English-Russian Online Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — критерий; пробный камень
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
TOUCHSTONE — пробный камень
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