treasure-trove
Americannoun
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anything of the nature of treasure or a treasury that one finds.
Mother's attic was a treasure-trove of memorabilia.
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Law. any money, bullion, or the like, of unknown ownership, found hidden in the earth or any other place: in the absence of statutory provisions to the contrary it may be kept by the finder.
noun
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law valuable articles, such as coins, bullion, etc, found hidden in the earth or elsewhere and of unknown ownership. Such articles become the property of the Crown, which compensates the finder if the treasure is declared. In 1996 treasure was defined as any item over 300 years old and containing more than 5% precious metal
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anything similarly discovered that is of value
Etymology
Origin of treasure-trove
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French tresor trové found treasure. See treasure, trover
Example Sentences
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It would be hard to go wrong with any selection from the Studio Ghibli treasure-trove, but Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 animated wonderment may be the purest and sweetest of its many classics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2020
With its armoury of Star Wars hits alongside the bottomless Marvel treasure-trove and the soon-to-be augmented Avatar, the House of Mouse will be able to pursue its ambitious expansion plans with nary a qualm.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2019
Maturity demands that we set out to “rediscover the values of our culture—veiled from us by our ignorance, hidden in the dusty treasure-trove of the past—rescue them, and integrate them into our own lives.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2018
But, the finding of this lost Subbuteo treasure-trove has more significance to Brian, for a personal reason that suggests he won't be parting with it for money.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2018
A goodly proportion of articles recovered constitute treasure-trove in its purest form—objects buried, perhaps, by the owners in expectation of a raid, and never recovered owing to the incidence of death.
From The Towns of Roman Britain by Bevan, James Oliver
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