Stamp.

’Tis of the right stamp—has the stamp of genuine merit. A metaphor taken from current coin, which is stamped with a recognised stamp and superscription.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Staff
Staff of Life (The)
Stafford
Stafford Law
Stag
Stags
Stagirite or Stagyrite
Stain
Stalking-horse
Stammerer (The)
Stamp
Stampede
Stand
Stand Nunky (To)
Stand Off (To)
Stand Out (To)
Stand Sam (To)
Stand Treat (To)
Stand Upon (To)
Stand to a Bargain (To)
Stand to his Guns (To)