treasure
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- treasuer (chiefly archaic)
Etymology [edit]
From Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thesauros, “treasure house”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -ɛʒə(r)
Noun [edit]
treasure (countable and uncountable; plural treasures)
- (uncountable) A collection of valuable things.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Chapter 20
- "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 we'll offer you a choice. Either you come aboard along of us, once the treasure shipped, and then I'll give you my affy-davy, upon my word of honour, to clap you somewhere safe ashore.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Chapter 20
- (countable) Any single thing that one values greatly.
- 1681, Nahum Tate, The History of King Lear
- I found the whole to answer your Account of it, a Heap of Jewels, unstrung and unpolisht; yet so dazling in their Disorder, that I soon perceiv'd I had seiz'd a Treasure.
- 1946, Ernest Tubb, Filipino Baby
- She's my Filipino baby she's my treasure and my pet
- Her teeth are bright and pearly and her hair is black as jet
- 1681, Nahum Tate, The History of King Lear
- (countable) A term of endearment.
- 1922, Francis Rufus Bellamy, A Flash of Gold
- "Hello, Treasure," he said without turning round. For a second she hesitated, standing in the soft light of the lamp, the deep blue of the rug making a background for her, the black fur collar of her coat framing the vivid beauty of her face.
- 1922, Francis Rufus Bellamy, A Flash of Gold
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Translations [edit]
collection of valuable things
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any single thing one values greatly
term of endearment
Verb [edit]
treasure (third-person singular simple present treasures, present participle treasuring, simple past and past participle treasured)
- (transitive, of a person or thing) To consider to be precious.
- Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.
- 19th century, Eliza Cook, The Old Armchair
- I LOVE it, I love it ; and who shall dare
- To chide me for loving that old Arm-chair ?
- I've treasured it long as a sainted prize ;
- I've bedewed it with tears, and embalmed it with sighs.
- (transitive) To store or stow in a safe place.
- 1825, Walter Scott, The Talisman
- The rose-buds, withered as they were, were still treasured under his cuirass, and nearest to his heart.
- 1825, Walter Scott, The Talisman
Translations [edit]
consider to be precious
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Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from the noun or verb treasure
