[しきんせき, shikinseki] (n) touchstone; test case; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Touchstone \Touch"stone`\, n.
1. (Min.) 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}.
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2. Fig.: Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a
thing are tried. --Hooker.
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The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone
for the trial of spirits. --South.
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{Irish touchstone} (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes
the Giant's Causeway.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
touchstone
n 1: 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" [syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {measure},
{touchstone}]
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