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treasure(1) (iou)



treasure noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French tresor from Proto-Romance from Latin THESAURUS.]
sing. & in pl. Wealth or riches stored or accumulated, esp. in the form of gems, precious metals, or gold or silver coin. Also (sing.), a hoard of such wealth. ME.
Byron Goods, and jewels, and all kinds of treasure. P. Fleming A fruitless search..for the buried treasure of the Kandyan Kings.
b. A store or stock of anything valuable. LME-E18.
A thing valued and kept for its rarity, workmanship, associations, etc.; colloq. a much loved or highly valued person. ME.
C. E. Mathews A treasure not only to Devonians, but to book lovers generally. Security Gazette Ireland's greatest art treasure, the 1,000 year old 'Book of Kells'. New Yorker The STACK-A-SHELF system is perfect for showcasing your personal treasures. J. Fane The Whitakers' daily lady..is the proverbial treasure.
A treasury; a treasure-house, a treasure chest. rare. LME-L16.
Comb.: treasure chest a chest for holding or storing treasure; treasure-flower a gazania, Gazania rigens, grown for ornament; treasure-house a building or room in which treasure is kept, a treasury; treasure hunt a hunt for treasure; a game in which hidden objects are searched for, often by following a trail of clues; Treasure State US the State of Montana; treasure trove [Anglo-Norman tresor trove treasure found] Law treasure found hidden in the ground etc. but of unknown ownership, and so belonging to the Crown (though sometimes in part returned or recompensed); gen. a hidden store of valuables.
treasureless adjective L16.