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Treasure-house — Treas ure house , n. A house or building where treasures and stores are kept. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
treasure house — n. any place where treasure is kept or where things of great value are to be found … English World dictionary
treasure house — noun a storehouse for treasures • Hypernyms: ↑storehouse, ↑depot, ↑entrepot, ↑storage, ↑store * * * 1. a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury. 2. a place or source where things of value or worth may be found … Useful english dictionary
treasure-house — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English tresorhous, tresourhous, from tresor, tresour treasure + hous house 1. : a building where treasure is kept : treasury 2. : a place or source (as a collection) where many things of value can be found… … Useful english dictionary
treasure house — 1. a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury. 2. a place or source where things of value or worth may be found: Books are the treasure house of ideas. Also, treasure house. [1425 75; late ME] * * * … Universalium
treasure house — Synonyms and related words: Fort Knox, Golconda, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, bursary, buttery, cargo dock, cash register, cashbox, cellar, chest, closet, coffer, coin box,… … Moby Thesaurus
Treasure House — The Treasure House dates to about 1700 with additions in 1740, 1790 and 1860. Samuel Grasset, a tanner and leather worker, built the original section of the house. A cord wainer (shoemaker), inn keeper, stonemason, and coach trimmer were all… … Wikipedia
Treasure House of Merit — (or treasure of merit) was one of the core complaints of Martin Luther at the start of the Reformation in his Ninety Five Theses (see #56 60). While Luther did not question that the Treasure House of Merit existed, he questioned that the Church… … Wikipedia
treasure-house — noun Date: 13th century 1. a building where treasure is kept ; treasury 2. a place or source (as a collection) where many things of value can be found … New Collegiate Dictionary
treasure house — treas′ure house or treas′ure house n. 1) a place or source where many things of value or worth may be found 2) a building or room where valuables are stored; treasury • Etymology: 1425–75 … From formal English to slang
