Emily Dickinson Lexicon

touch, v. [OFr tochier, to touch.]

1. Come into physical contact with.
2. Caress; fondle; handle slightly with fingers or hands.
3. Reach; attain; come to.
4. Encounter; discover; arrive at; [fig.] heal; bless; hallow; sanctify; consecrate.
5. Play; strum; strike in order to create sound.
6. Move; disarm; affect emotionally; soften feelings of.
7. Induce; motivate; influence; impel; prompt.
8. Use any portion of.
9. Sip; bring into contact with the lips.
10. [Fig.] Turn to gold by contacting with finger like the fabled King Midas.