"touch piece" meaning in All languages combined

See touch piece on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: touch pieces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: historical Synonyms: touchpiece
    Sense id: en-touch_piece-en-noun-xPl4bpju Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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