TOUCH

n. Tusch. Gr., otyis. Lat,, tact us. Fr., tact (1st def.), toucher (2d def.). Ger., Tastsinn (1st clef.). Gefuhlsinn (1st def.), Touchiren (2d def.). 1. The act, sense, or function of judging of the presence or character of external objects by means of direct contact. [K.] 2. A digital examination by the vagina. After-t. A sensation which remains for a short time after the ce ation of contact with an object. [K.] Double t. Combined vaginal and rectal digital exploration, [a, 34.] Royal t. Lat., manus regal is. The t. of a king, formerly in repute as a cure for scrofula (the "king's evil"), [a. 48.] [s. 633]