touchingness
ɪŋ preposition
3.
in reference or relation to; concerning; about: He wrote touching future plans.
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is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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touching (ˈtʌtʃɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | evoking or eliciting tender feelings: your sympathy is touching |
| —prep | |
| 2. | on the subject of; relating to |
| 'touchingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'touchingness | |
| —n | |
| touching (ˈtʌtʃɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | evoking or eliciting tender feelings: your sympathy is touching |
| —prep | |
| 2. | on the subject of; relating to |
| 'touchingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'touchingness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
touch
late 13c., from O.Fr. touchier "to touch, hit, knock" (11c.), from V.L. *toccare "to knock, strike" as a bell (cf. Sp. tocar, It. toccare), perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to get or borrow money" first recorded 1760. Touched "stirred emotionally" is from mid-14c.; touching "affecting the emotions"
is from 1601. Touch and go (adj.) is recorded from 1812, apparently from the name of a tag-like game, first recorded 1655. Touch football is first attested 1933. Touch-me-not (1590s) translates L. noli-me-tangere.
touch
c.1300, from O.Fr. touche "a touching," from touchier (see touch (v.)). Meaning "slight attack" (of an illness, etc.) is recorded from 1662. Sense of "skill or aptitude in some topic" is first recorded 1927. Soft touch "person easily manipulated" is recorded from 1940.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
touch (tŭch)
n.
The physiological sense by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body.
Digital examination.
touch·a·ble adj.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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