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treas|ure — «TREHZH uhr, TRAY zhuhr», noun, verb, ured, ur|ing. –n. 1. wealth or riches stored up; valuable things: »The pirates buried treasure along the coast. The palace contains treasures. 2. Figurative. any thing or person that is much loved or valued:… … Useful english dictionary
treas|ure-trove — «TREHZH uhr TROHV, TRAY zhuhr », noun. 1. money, jewels, or other treasure that a person finds, especially if the owner of it is not known. 2. (in English law) gold or silver, money, bullion, or other valuable objects found hidden in the ground… … Useful english dictionary
treasure — treas|ure1 [ treʒər ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a collection of valuable things, especially jewels or gold and silver objects. In stories, treasure is often stored in a treasure chest (=a large box): buried/hidden treasure: There are rumors of buried… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Treasure — Treas ure, n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr[ e]sor, L. thesaurus, Gr. ? a stone laid up, treasure, probably from the root of ? to put, place. See {Thesis}, and cf. {Thesaurus}.] 1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Treasure city — Treasure Treas ure, n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr[ e]sor, L. thesaurus, Gr. ? a stone laid up, treasure, probably from the root of ? to put, place. See {Thesis}, and cf. {Thesaurus}.] 1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Treasure — Treas ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Treasured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treasuring}.] To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to treasure up gold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
treas´ur|a|ble — treas|ure «TREHZH uhr, TRAY zhuhr», noun, verb, ured, ur|ing. –n. 1. wealth or riches stored up; valuable things: »The pirates buried treasure along the coast. The palace contains treasures. 2. Figurative. any thing or person that is much loved… … Useful english dictionary
treasure house — treas′ure house or treas′ure house n. 1) a place or source where many things of value or worth may be found 2) a building or room where valuables are stored; treasury • Etymology: 1425–75 … From formal English to slang
Treasure-trove — Treas ure trove , n. [Treasure + OF. trov[ e], F. trouv[ e], p. p. of OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See {Trover}.] (Common Law) Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
treasure-trove — treas′ure trove n. 1) anything valuable that one finds 2) law money, bullion, or the like, of unknown ownership, found hidden in the earth or elsewhere: considered the property of the finder • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF tresor trové found… … From formal English to slang
Treasure-house — Treas ure house , n. A house or building where treasures and stores are kept. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
