treasure

  • 21treasure — 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… …

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  • 22treasure — [[t]tre̱ʒə(r)[/t]] treasures, treasuring, treasured 1) N UNCOUNT Treasure is a collection of valuable old objects such as gold coins and jewels that has been hidden or lost. [LITERARY] It was here, the buried treasure, she knew it was. 2) N COUNT …

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  • 23Treasure — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Treasure, trésor en anglais, peut faire référence à : une chanson de l album The Mirror Conspiracy de Thievery Corporation sorti en 2000, Treasure,… …

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  • 24treasure —    In Awakening, by John Galsworthy, a mother who is trying to comfort a child who has just awakened from a nightmare calls him both ‘treasure’ and ‘my precious’, the terms being synonymous in such circumstances. Oliver Goldsmith, in his play The …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 25treasure — 1 noun 1 (U) a store of gold, silver, jewels etc: buried treasure | treasure chest (=box containing treasure) 2 (C) a very valuable and important object such as a painting or ancient document: the art treasures of the Louvre 3 informal old… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26treasure —    Buried treasure is a favourite theme in popular lore; many, if not most, ancient earthworks, barrows, standing stones, and similar sites are alleged to contain it (Grinsell, 1976), as are old churches and mansions, ruined castles, crossroads,… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 27Treasure HD — Infobox TV channel name = Treasure HD logofile = TreasureHD USA.png logoalt = logosize = 150px launch = 2004 closed date = picture format = network = owner = Rainbow Media slogan = country = United States broadcast area = National headquarters =… …

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  • 28treasure — 1. noun a) A collection of valuable things. Now, resumed Silver, here it is. You give us the chart to get the treasure by, and drop shooting poor seamen and stoving of their heads in while asleep. You do that, and well offer you a choice. Either… …

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  • 29treasure — trea|sure1 [ˈtreʒə US ər] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: tresor, from Latin thesaurus, from Greek thesauros] 1.) [U] a group of valuable things such as gold, silver, jewels etc buried/hidden/sunken treasure 2.) a very valuable and… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30treasure — 1. noun 1) a casket of treasure Syn: riches, valuables, jewels, gems, gold, silver, precious metals, money, cash; wealth, fortune; treasure trove 2) art treasures Syn …

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