Definition of touching

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Touching (a.) Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale..

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Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin..
Baseboard :: Baseboard (n.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard..
English :: English (n.) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.
Lambent :: Lambent (a.) Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
Constat :: Constat (n.) A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a matter in question.
Near :: Near (adv.) Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend..
Contiguate :: Contiguate (a.) Contiguous; touching.
Caress :: Caress (n.) An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness..
Stillatitious :: Stillage (n.) A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor.
Explode :: Explode (v. t.) To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to explode powder by touching it with fire..
Epiperipheral :: Epiperipheral (a.) Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; -- especially applied to the feelings which originate at the extremities of nerves distributed on the outer surface, as the sensation produced by touching an object with the finger; -- opposed to entoperipheral..
Contaction :: Contaction (n.) Act of touching.
Palpation :: Palpation (n.) Act of touching or feeling.
Contact :: Contact (n.) A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.
Reach :: Reach (n.) The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot..
Harmonica :: Harmonica (n.) A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones..
Libant :: Libant (a.) Sipping; touching lightly.
Contingency :: Contingency (n.) Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.
Moving :: Moving (a.) Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal..
Touching :: Touching (prep.) Concerning; with respect to.
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