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Definition
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- Death is so genuine a fact that it excludes falsehood, or betrays its emptiness; it is a touchstone that proves the gold, and dishonors the baser metal.Chapter 21 — The Departure (10% in)
There are no more uses of "touchstone" in The House of the Seven Gables.
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