touch piecen.

Brit.

/ˈtʌtʃ piːs/, U.S.

/ˈtətʃ ˌpis/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch v., piece n.; touch n., piece n.

Etymology: Partly < touch v. + piece n., and partly < touch n. + piece n.In sense 3 after Italian toccata toccata n.

1. Numismatics. A coin or medal presented as a token to a person touched by the English (or British) monarch as a cure for the ‘king's evil’ (scrofula). Cf. touch v. 1f. historical.Under the Tudors, the angel (angel n. 10) came to be used for this purpose; after it ceased to be coined, specially struck coins and medals in gold and silver were used. The practice of touching for the king's evil, and consequently the distribution of touch pieces, was discontinued under the Hanoverians.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > other charms

unicorn's horn1451

Hand of Glory1707

touch piece1734

lamin1816

conjure bag1850

alicorn1930

1734 London Gaz. 28 May Two Queen Anne's Gold Touch-pieces.

1756 A. Langford Catal. Coll. Martin Folkes 12 Two silver touch pieces of James II. and the Chevalier.

1841 Sat. Mag. 19 June 240/2 Touch-pieces were a sort of coins, of which the king, when he touched a person in order to cure the evil, used to hang one round the neck of the patient.

1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 341 The touch-pieces were generally preserved with great care, and worn as amulets.

1908 Athenæum 20 June 769/1 There are varieties of gold and silver touch-pieces of the time of James II.

1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic vii. 193 There was still a brisk traffic in the touch-pieces given to the sufferer at the royal ceremony.

2015 S. Brogan Royal Touch in Early Mod. Eng. iv. 140 Everyone who had been touched was presented to the king for a second time so as to receive their touch-piece.

2. That part of a touch-operated mechanism or device which is touched or pressed in order to activate or control it; a switch, push button, lever, etc.; (now only) each of the buttons or plates in the key mechanism of a wind instrument which are pressed by the fingers in order to open or close a key or valve and vary the pitch; that part of the key which is touched by the finger of the instrumentalist.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > parts which provide power > [noun] > starters

trigger1621

touch1659

starter1854

touch piece1854

start1897

1854 Astron. Observ. Royal Observatory Greenwich 1852 12 Corresponding to (x) and (y) are seen the two galvanic wires which are soldered to the two rings (w), and pass hence through the interior of the instrument to the touch-piece on the eye-end.

1885 Graphic 8 Aug. 166/1 He..is pressing a touch-piece with his right hand as the object passes over each of a series of vertical threads.

1891 Descr. Catal. Musical Instruments Royal Mil. Exhib., 1890 i. 9 The key, which has both left and right handed touch-pieces, works within a perforated brass box in front of the instrument.

1943 Proc. Musical Assoc. (69th Sess., 1942–3) 14 A slide-key, raised by a special touch-piece, assisted production on the upper octave.

2006 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 59 95/1 A valve touchpiece in metal covered with ivory or mother-of-pearl.

3. Music. A musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer’s touch and technique; a toccata. Cf. touch n. 9b, touch n. 9d.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > music on specific instrument > [noun] > keyboard music

toccata1724

toucha1725

toccatina1740

touch piece1890

1890 Organ News 1 Nov. 59/2 Bach's Toccato..is true to its name, ‘toccato’ representing a touch piece, or composition intended to exhibit the touch and execution of the performer.

1952 College Eng. 14 80/2 The effect is heavy, although the toccata is the lightest of touch pieces.

2014 Crit. Inq. 41 28 A classical toccata or touch piece was written as an opportunity for keyboard show-offs to show off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	touch piece
释义	touch piecen. Brit. /ˈtʌtʃ piːs/, U.S. /ˈtətʃ ˌpis/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch v., piece n.; touch n., piece n. Etymology: Partly < touch v. + piece n., and partly < touch n. + piece n.In sense 3 after Italian toccata toccata n. 1. Numismatics. A coin or medal presented as a token to a person touched by the English (or British) monarch as a cure for the ‘king's evil’ (scrofula). Cf. touch v. 1f. historical.Under the Tudors, the angel (angel n. 10) came to be used for this purpose; after it ceased to be coined, specially struck coins and medals in gold and silver were used. The practice of touching for the king's evil, and consequently the distribution of touch pieces, was discontinued under the Hanoverians. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > other charms unicorn's horn1451 Hand of Glory1707 touch piece1734 lamin1816 conjure bag1850 alicorn1930 1734 London Gaz. 28 May Two Queen Anne's Gold Touch-pieces. 1756 A. Langford Catal. Coll. Martin Folkes 12 Two silver touch pieces of James II. and the Chevalier. 1841 Sat. Mag. 19 June 240/2 Touch-pieces were a sort of coins, of which the king, when he touched a person in order to cure the evil, used to hang one round the neck of the patient. 1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 341 The touch-pieces were generally preserved with great care, and worn as amulets. 1908 Athenæum 20 June 769/1 There are varieties of gold and silver touch-pieces of the time of James II. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic vii. 193 There was still a brisk traffic in the touch-pieces given to the sufferer at the royal ceremony. 2015 S. Brogan Royal Touch in Early Mod. Eng. iv. 140 Everyone who had been touched was presented to the king for a second time so as to receive their touch-piece. 2. That part of a touch-operated mechanism or device which is touched or pressed in order to activate or control it; a switch, push button, lever, etc.; (now only) each of the buttons or plates in the key mechanism of a wind instrument which are pressed by the fingers in order to open or close a key or valve and vary the pitch; that part of the key which is touched by the finger of the instrumentalist. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > parts which provide power > [noun] > starters trigger1621 touch1659 starter1854 touch piece1854 start1897 1854 Astron. Observ. Royal Observatory Greenwich 1852 12 Corresponding to (x) and (y) are seen the two galvanic wires which are soldered to the two rings (w), and pass hence through the interior of the instrument to the touch-piece on the eye-end. 1885 Graphic 8 Aug. 166/1 He..is pressing a touch-piece with his right hand as the object passes over each of a series of vertical threads. 1891 Descr. Catal. Musical Instruments Royal Mil. Exhib., 1890 i. 9 The key, which has both left and right handed touch-pieces, works within a perforated brass box in front of the instrument. 1943 Proc. Musical Assoc. (69th Sess., 1942–3) 14 A slide-key, raised by a special touch-piece, assisted production on the upper octave. 2006 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 59 95/1 A valve touchpiece in metal covered with ivory or mother-of-pearl. 3. Music. A musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer’s touch and technique; a toccata. Cf. touch n. 9b, touch n. 9d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > music on specific instrument > [noun] > keyboard music toccata1724 toucha1725 toccatina1740 touch piece1890 1890 Organ News 1 Nov. 59/2 Bach's Toccato..is true to its name, ‘toccato’ representing a touch piece, or composition intended to exhibit the touch and execution of the performer. 1952 College Eng. 14 80/2 The effect is heavy, although the toccata is the lightest of touch pieces. 2014 Crit. Inq. 41 28 A classical toccata or touch piece was written as an opportunity for keyboard show-offs to show off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1734
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