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touchstone
noun
touch·stone ˈtəch-ˌstōn 
plural touchstones
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Since the early 16th century, touchstone has referred to a particular kind of siliceous stone (that is, stone containing silica) used to do a particular job: determine the purity of precious metals. The process involves comparing marks made by rubbing a sample of a metal of known purity to marks made by a metal of unknown purity. The method is accurate enough in the case of determining the purity of gold that it is still in use today. Figurative use extended from this literal use, with touchstone functioning as a word for a test or criterion to determine the quality of a thing, and later to refer to a fundamental or quintessential part or feature of something.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Good service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant. his book has long been a touchstone for travel writing that aspires to be literature
Recent Examples on the Web Hinton’s work is a particular touchstone for Harjo. 
David Treuer, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2022 VidCon traditionally has been a cultural touchstone for internet celebrities. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 22 June 2022 The images would hopefully serve as a touchstone for others exploring their own relationships with their bodies after having children. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 With Nicholson as Bobby, an alienated antihero who flees his patrician clan, along with its famously ambiguous ending, the film came to be enshrined as a touchstone of ’70s American cinema. Dennis Lim, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Millennials and younger Gen Xers have long held opinions on the rock & roll star as a problematic touchstone in musical history, leaving him with a complicated legacy over the years. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2022 The novel resurfaced as a cultural touchstone in recent years. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 These personas can guide the team working on the project by serving as a touchstone that can be referred back to throughout the process. Jaime Hunt, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Delgado had cited the PBS show’s importance as a cultural touchstone in the way people of color were depicted on TV. Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 Mar. 2022 See More
David Treuer, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2022 VidCon traditionally has been a cultural touchstone for internet celebrities. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 22 June 2022 The images would hopefully serve as a touchstone for others exploring their own relationships with their bodies after having children. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 With Nicholson as Bobby, an alienated antihero who flees his patrician clan, along with its famously ambiguous ending, the film came to be enshrined as a touchstone of ’70s American cinema. Dennis Lim, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Millennials and younger Gen Xers have long held opinions on the rock & roll star as a problematic touchstone in musical history, leaving him with a complicated legacy over the years. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2022 The novel resurfaced as a cultural touchstone in recent years. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 These personas can guide the team working on the project by serving as a touchstone that can be referred back to throughout the process. Jaime Hunt, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Delgado had cited the PBS show’s importance as a cultural touchstone in the way people of color were depicted on TV. Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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