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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

   NOUN:TOUCH; tact, taction, tactility; contact, tangency, tangence [rare], impact, attaint [archaic]; feeling, kiss, osculation, graze, glance, brush; lick, licking, lambency, palpation, palpability; contrectation [rare]; manipulation, palmation [obs.], contaction [obs.]; stereognosis; rubbing, kneading, massage.
  [ORGAN OF TOUCH] hand, palm, finger, forefinger, thumb, paw, feeler, antenna; tongue, palpus.
   VERB:TOUCH, feel, handle, finger, thumb, paw, fumble, grope, grabble; twiddle, tweedle [obs. or dial.]; pass -, run- the fingers over; stroke, palpate, palm, massage, rub, knead, manipulate, wield; throw out a feeler.
   ADJECTIVE:TACTUAL, tactile; tangible, palpable, tangent, contactual [rare], lambent; touching &c. v.; stereognostic.