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touching
touch·ing / ˈtəching/ • adj. arousing strong feelings of sympathy, appreciation, or gratitude: your loyalty is very touching a touching reconciliation scene. • prep. concerning; about: evidence touching the facts of Roger's case. DERIVATIVES: touch·ing·ly adv. touch·ing·ness n. |
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"touching." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "touching." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-touching.html "touching." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-touching.html |
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touching
touching, an old sailing term used in square-rigged ships to indicate that the ship was on the wind, with the leading leech of the sails just beginning to shiver, or ‘touching’ the wind.
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"touching." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "touching." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-touching.html "touching." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-touching.html |
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touching
touching prep. concerning, relating to XIV. — (O)F. touchant, prp. of touch(i)er touch.
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T. F. HOAD. "touching." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "touching." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-touching.html T. F. HOAD. "touching." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-touching.html |
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