touch.' name='description'> touch'd - definition and meaning

Definitions

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  • verb archaic Simple past tense and past participle of touch.

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Examples

  • Of mingled stars and clouds! — he touch'd the lyre

    The Lake of Geneva 2010

  • For this is Nature's holyday [2] I also observed that round the whole scene were distributed a great variety of tables set with the choicest and most tempting refreshments; such they apeard to be; but whither on being touch'd as in some other enchanted woods and castles they would have vanished from before me I cannot tell as I did not put it to the trial.

    Letter 35 2009

  • This so touch'd the General, and those noble Officers about him, that with one accord they resolv'd on a Revolt, and to joyn with the Moors, to dethrone the Usurper, and establish their young lawful King.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • This so touch'd the General, and those noble Officers about him, that with one accord they resolv'd on a Revolt, and to joyn with the Moors, to dethrone the Usurper, and establish their young lawful King.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • The good Lady was greatly touch'd, and found a necessity to part with her; but withal resolv'd to provide for her, putting her into some way suitable to her

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • All which so touch'd our Novice, that she began to regret what she had done, and to wish she could find a Way, handsomely and without Contempt, to undo what she had done.

    A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies 2008

  • The good Lady was greatly touch'd, and found a necessity to part with her; but withal resolv'd to provide for her, putting her into some way suitable to her

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • Discourses, and solid Arguments, but gave him Books to read, which he return'd in due time, giving an account of what he read, in those Books; what touch'd, and what displeas'd him.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • Widow, and so far dissipated the Grief of the Friend, that he began to be sensible of her Charms, not only those of her Beauty, but was touch'd with that tender Affection which she daily express'd for the loss of his good

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • Beauties; but none had touch'd him like our Gypsie's.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

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