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treasure

/ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ noun A2
  1. A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Anything greatly valued. (countable, figuratively)
  3. A term of endearment. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  4. The female genitals; pudenda. (countable, figuratively, literary, uncountable)

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It is not too much to say that once or twice, as in that business of the Sholto murder and the Agra treasure, he has been more nearly correct than the official force.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 23 · B2
The Ants inquired of him, “Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?” He replied, “I had not leisure enough.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 4 · B2
“Now the mischief is out; depend upon it the custom-house people went rummaging about the ship in our absence, and discovered poor Dantès’ hidden treasures.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 35 · C1
He called them to his bedside and said, “My sons, there is a great treasure hid in one of my vineyards.” The sons, after his death, took their spades and mattocks and carefully dug over every portion of their land.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 24 · B2

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