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touch piece

touch piece noun: a coin or medallion given to someone in Britain after they had been touched by the sovereign as a cure for the king's evil.

Noun

touch piece (plural touch pieces)

  1. (historical) A coin or medallion given to someone in Britain after they had been touched by the sovereign as a cure for the king's evil.
    • At home there was still a brisk traffic in the touch-pieces given to the sufferer at the royal ceremony, and subsequently worn round the neck as a souvenir or a protective amulet.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 187

Forms of touch piece

pluraltouch pieces
alternative formtouchpiece

Questions about touch piece

What does touch piece mean?
Touch piece means a coin or medallion given to someone in Britain after they had been touched by the sovereign as a cure for the king's evil.
What part of speech is touch piece?
Touch piece is a noun.
What is the plural of touch piece?
The plural of touch piece is touch pieces.

Words near touch piece in the dictionary

  1. touch panels
  2. touch pen
  3. touch pens
  4. touch phone
  5. touch phones
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  8. touch pool
  9. touch pools
  10. touch screen
  11. touch screens

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