treasure

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And then he goes on to say that, for his part, he don't see as the treasure is yours any more than it's anybody else's, and that, in his opinion, if it's ever found, all hands ought to share and share alike.

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  1. noun Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables.
  2. noun Valuable or precious possessions of any kind.
  3. noun One considered especially precious or valuable.

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  • And then he goes on to say that, for his part, he don't see as the treasure is yours any more than it's anybody else's, and that, in his opinion, if it's ever found, all hands ought to share and share alike. —  The Cruise of the "Esmeralda"
  • Don Jerome de Silveyra was sent with eleven ships to receive the treasure, and establish a treaty with the king of Pera_, who performed his promise, and the treasure was applied to pay the men and refit the fleet About the middle of January 1630, Botello being off the straits of Cincapura to secure the ships expected from China against the Hollanders, Lacsamana and two other officers who had fled to the woods were brought prisoners to him, having been taken by the king of Pam. —  A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07
  • I don't want to form any rash judgment, so we'll make certain; but it wouldn't surprise me a bit to have it turn out that the Dixwell Hardley who wants me to help him recover the Pandora treasure is the same one who is trying to cheat Mr. Keith Early the next morning, when Tom arose in his own home, he met Mr. Damon and Mr. Hardley, both of whom were guests at the Swift house, pending the beginning of the undersea trip Well, Tom," began the eccentric man, "we have good weather for the start. —  Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic
  • "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven ... for where your treasure is your heart will be also." —  Progressive Bloggers
  • And where our treasure is our hearts shall be —  Verses and Rhymes By the Way
 

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wealth ·  jewel ·  gift ·  possession ·  glory ·  ornament ·  relic ·  happiness ·  coin ·  gold ·  resource ·  fruit

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treasure:   treasures ·  treasured
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English tresure, from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus, from Greek thēsauros.

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  1. Early modern English also threasure, threasor, in awkward imitation of the L. spelling thesaurus; from Middle English tresure, tresur, tre-sor, tresore, tresour, from Old French tresor, later thresor F. trésor, with unorig. r, properly *tesor, =Provencal thesaur =Spanish tesoro, Old Spanish also tresoro =Portuguese thesouro =Italian tesoro (dial. trasoro), from Latin thesaurus, from Greek θησαυρός, a store laid up, treasure, a treasure-house, store-house, chest, from τιθέναι, set, place: see thesis, theme, do. Cf. thesaurus.
  2. from treasure, n.
 

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