Hypertext Webster Gateway: "treasure"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 reserve.
This treasure hath fortune unto us given. --Chaucer.
2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use;
abundance; plenty.
We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of
barley, and of oil and of honey. --Jer. xli. 8.
3. That which is very much valued.
Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. --Ex. xix. 5.
From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure.
--Milton.
{Treasure city}, a city for stores and magazines. --Ex. i.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
treasure
n 1: accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the
pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West
Indies" [syn: {hoarded wealth}]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: {gem}]
3: any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the
children returned from the seashore with their shells and
other treasures"
4: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her
meager treasures"
v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: {prize}, {value},
{appreciate}]
2: be fond of; be attached to [syn: {care for}, {cherish}, {hold
dear}]
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