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Treasure

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Treasure
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. [1913 Webster]

This treasure hath fortune unto us given. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance; plenty. [1913 Webster]

We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and of honey. --Jer. xli. 8. [1913 Webster]

3. That which is very much valued. [1913 Webster]

Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. --Ex. xix. 5. [1913 Webster]

From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

{Treasure city}, a city for stores and magazines. --Ex. i. 11. [1913 Webster]


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Фильмы

  • The Second Life of Tutankhamen, 1974 — Annotation: About the Exhibition of riches of Tutankhamen's tomb in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. Film description: Landscapes of Egypt. General view of the tomb of Tutankhamen, a museum…
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  • Treasures of the Vany Village., 1995 — Annotation: The life of the Georgian village of Vani, study and work of young artists of the children's artist school