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touchstone in Tamil

touchstone in Tamil is உரைகல் — touchstone means a dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.

touchstone in Tamil

உரைகல்
Pronounced: uraikal
stone used to test the quality of gold alloys

What does "touchstone" mean?

  1. noun A dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.
    "Jewelers once relied on a touchstone to check the purity of gold."
  2. noun A standard or test used to judge the quality or genuineness of something.
    "Honesty became the touchstone by which she judged all her friendships."

touchstone in a sentence

  • Jewelers once relied on a touchstone to check the purity of gold.
  • Honesty became the touchstone by which she judged all her friendships.
  • The novel is often used as a touchstone for great American fiction.

Common Tamil translations

Frequently asked questions

touchstone என்ற சொல்லின் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?

"touchstone" in Tamil is உரைகல். touchstone means: A dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.

How do you pronounce உரைகல்?

"touchstone" in Tamil is உரைகல், pronounced "uraikal".

How do you use "touchstone" in a sentence?

Example: "Jewelers once relied on a touchstone to check the purity of gold." In Tamil, "touchstone" is உரைகல்.

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