Treasure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Treasure	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Treasure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
treasure n accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" Synonym(s): treasure, hoarded wealth art highly prized for its beauty or perfection Synonym(s): gem, treasure any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures" a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures" v hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize, value, treasure, appreciate] be fond of; be attached to Synonym(s): care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treasure \Treas"ure\, n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr[82]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. 11.
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.