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touchstone

touch·stone [ túch stn ] (plural touch·stones)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. excellent example: a standard by which something is judged

2. stone used to test gold: a hard black stone formerly used to test the purity of gold and silver according to the color of the streak left when the metal was rubbed against it

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