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Touchstones - English meaning

Touchstones – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the colour of the mark which they made on it.

Usage examples:

Small black stones were used as touchstones to test the colour, and hence purity, of gold.

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试金石

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Toetsstenen

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Pierres de touche

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Prüfsteine

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कसौटी

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Pietre miliari

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시금석

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Пробные камни

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Piedras de toque

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