a type of black stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the streak left on it when it was rubbed with the metal; a touch-stone.

the act of testing the purity of silver or gold in this manner.

a streak left on a touchstone when rubbed so.

(fig.) a crucial, final test that proves the value or quality of something; an acid test.

the state or quality of being similar; resemblance or likeness; similarity.

resembling; comparing or comparable.

the way a person or thing appears; appearance.

the line where the earth apparently meets the sky; horizon.

nearness; proximity.

estimation of similarities; likeness; resemblance.

brightness; radiance; brilliance; lustre.

that which is kept from the knowledge of another or others; a secret.

resembling; being similar to.

a kind of poetical conversation, in the form of a song, sung by a group of persons hailing the excellence of women over men (as a sport).

one of the two groups of people who sing this.

= ನಕ್ಷೆ.

situated near; proximate; close.

(myth.) the mother of rākṣasas, the daemons.

= ನಕ್ಷೆ.