Definition of Touch-needle

1. Noun. A small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or alloyed in some known proportion with copper, for testing the purity of gold or silver articles by comparison of the streaks made by the article and the bar on a touchstone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Touch-needle

1. A small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or alloyed in some known proportion with copper, for trying the purity of articles of gold or silver by comparison of the streaks made by the article and the bar on a touchstone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Touch-needle

toucan crossing
toucan crossings
toucanet
toucanets
toucanlike
toucans
touch
touch'd
touch-and-go
touch-and-go landing
touch-and-go landings
touch-hole
touch-mark
touch-me-not
touch-move
touch-needle (current term)
touch-needles
touch-paper
touch-papers
touch-screen
touch-screens
touch-tone
touch-tone dialing
touch-tone dialling
touch-type
touch-typed
touch-types
touch-typing
touch-typist
touch-up

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