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A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.

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Uso de touchstone em inglês
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The disengaging of the erotic motive is everything, is the only touchstone.
A Christmas Garland
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The Tories look to our conduct upon this question as the touchstone.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
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We have in our own hearts a new touchstone of poetic greatness.
Aspects of Literature
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There could be no better touchstone in such a matter than Butterwell.
The Small House at Allington
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The keen disappointment Edna hides within her domestic tranquility is a touchstone.
The Guardian
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But let the fellow dispute as I do-there'sthe touchstone of learning.
Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, E...
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On Tuesday Novak Djokovic became the touchstone for a selection of grievances.
The Irish Times
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The touchstone of the Springs Preserve is the forward-thinking Desert Living Center.
BBC
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To be an idol at home, is no assured touchstone of merit.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
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At this touchstone rank, fortune, all that go with them, seemed poor.
A Little Journey in the World
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Adolf Hitler is always the obvious touchstone for forewarning of a similar future.
The South African
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The touchstone of time infallibly separates the false and the true.
American Men of Mind
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Naturally, the touchstone in us becomes finer and truer the better we are.
Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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PUE has become the touchstone for measuring data center energy efficiency.
Wired
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She seemed to hold in her hand the touchstone of truth.
John Halifax, Gentleman
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The response to this must be the touchstone of their lives.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
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Touchstone ao longo do tempo
Touchstone nas variantes da língua
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