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Treasure Island
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gnome
gnome , in folklore, tiny subterranean creature associated with mines and quarries. Usually represented as misshapen, frequently as hunchbacked, gnomes are said to be guardians of hidden treasures.... Read more |
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treasurer
treasurer. The official who guarded the Norman treasure at Winchester in the reign of William I seems to have been more of a custodian than a minister or counsellor. The modern office has been traced back to the reign of Henry I, c.1126, and quickly established itself as of major importance. When... Read more |
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Heliodorus
Heliodorus , fl. 175 BC, Syrian statesman. The treasurer of Seleucus IV (Seleucus Philopator), he murdered the king and attempted unsuccessfully to usurp the throne. According to the Book of Second Maccabees, he entered the Temple at Jerusalem but was prevented from taking the treasure by three... Read more |
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treasure-trove
treasure-trove in English law, buried or concealed money or precious metals without any ascertainable owner. Such property belongs to the crown. The present practice in Great Britain is for the crown to pay the finder for the treasure-trove if it is of historic or artistic value. In the United... Read more |
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Treasure
654. Treasure Ali Baba uses magic to find thieves’ storehouse of booty. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”] Comstock Lode richest silver vein in world. [Amer. Hist.: Flexner, 177] Dantés, Edmond digs up the treasure revealed to him by a... Read more |
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Richard FitzNigel
FitzNigel, Richard (d. 1198). Bishop of London (1189–98) and treasurer of England (c.1158–98). A member of the outstanding family who developed the sophisticated 12th-cent. English administrative system, he was son of Nigel, bishop of Ely, treasurer, and nephew of Henry II's... Read more |
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Thomas Howard 1st earl of Suffolk
Thomas Howard Suffolk, 1st earl of 1561-1626, English nobleman; son of the 4th duke of Norfolk. He was attainted at the time of his father's execution (1572), but his rights were restored in 1584. He volunteered for naval duty against the Spanish Armada (1588), was knighted at sea, and rose quickly... Read more |
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G. Richard Jr. Wagoner
Rick Wagoner 1953– Chairman and chief executive officer, General Motors Corporation Nationality: American. Born: February 9, 1953, in Wilmington, Delaware. Education: Duke University, BA, 1975; Harvard University, MBA, 1977. Family: Married Kathleen "Kathy"... Read more |
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Sigurd
Sigurd In Norse* myth and legend, the warrior Sigurd was a member of the royal family of Denmark and a descendant of the god Odin*. He was raised by a blacksmith named Regin, who made him a special sword from pieces of a sword owned by Sigurd's father. Sigurd used his sword... Read more |
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Hamlet, The
...the townspeople. He then mulcts them of even more money by inducing them to buy Frenchman's Place as a site of hidden treasure, but it is actually only the place where Flem has buried, and publicly dug up, a little bit of gold. Henry Armstid... |
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loot
...War were no exception. Art treasures have always been particularly...so-called King Priam's Treasure, as well as a number of paintings...Italy) the purloining of art treasures was often justified on the grounds...millions could enjoy it, than hidden away for ... |
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treasure
treasure wealth, riches; valued thing. XII...thēsaurus (see THESAURUS). Hence treasure vb. XIV (rare before XVII). So...O)F. (mod.) trésorier. treasure trove treasure found hidden of unknown ownership. XVI (also trouey... |
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treasure hunt
treas·ure hunt • n. a search for treasure. ∎ a game in which players search for hidden objects by following a trail of clues. |
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treasure trove
treas·ure trove • n. valuables of unknown ownership that are found hidden, in some cases declared the property of the finder. ∎ a hidden store of valuable or delightful things: your book is a treasure trove of unspeakable delights. |
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terma
...ma). Literally ‘hidden treasure’, termas are believed to be texts hidden in Tibet during the First...and disseminated by ‘treasure revealers’. These texts...antecedents for this belief in hidden literary treasures as many ... |
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gter-ston
gter-ston (Tib., treasure discoverer). One who discovers...lineage of Tibetan Buddhism are hidden textual ‘treasures’ concealed by Padmasambhava in the 8th century. The location of the treasures is communicated by female spirits... |
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kingdom of God
...the mysterious arrival of the Kingdom—e.g. the Hidden Treasure, the Costly Pearl. A greater than Solomon was there! It is these...obscure and expressed in the parables in which the seed is hidden in the ground or so small that it is almost invisible... |
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nain
...his great nocturnal festival is held on the first Wednesday in May. Nains were thought to have originated in the cabalistic alphabet carved in several megalithic monuments. Like the gorics, nains are the guardians of hidden treasure. |
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Dudjom Rinpoche
...of the Nyingma lineage. He belonged to the Mindroling (smin-drol-ling) lineage but was also well versed in many other lineages as well as being a great Dzogchen master and revealer of hidden textual treasures (gter-ston). |
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...gospel according to Matthew which does not appear in either of the other synoptic gospels, such as the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price (13: 44–6) and the charge to Peter (16: 18). It is thought by some NT scholars... |
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Tibet
...the West’ from zàng ‘storage place’ and xī ‘west’. The zàng might be an abbreviation for băozàng ‘hidden treasure’ or ‘valuable (mineral) deposits’. It is not the same as the zàng in the former Tibetan name Wusizang from... |
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cache
cache • noun 1. hide the treasure in a cachesynonyms: hiding place, hide-out, secret place, hole. 2. find the cache of jewelssynonyms: hoard, store, collection, fund, supply, hidden treasure, treasure, loot; inf. stash. |
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hold
...me synonyms: withhold, hide, conceal, keep secret, keep hidden, keep quiet about, keep to oneself, hush up; informal sit...way. hold dear she holds this house dearsynonyms: cherish, treasure, prize, appreciate, adore, value highly, care for/about... |
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Hidden Treasures: Frog Fun.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
...teachers is the use of "Hidden Treasures: Frog Fun" as a fun, effective...including "Holiday Hidden Treasures" and "ABC-What Job Do...Information for all of the 'Hidden Treasure' titles, as well as other...Ball, is available ... |
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Discover Southampton's hidden treasures this weekend.
...24 July. As part of the Hidden Treasures event, there will...inviting residents on a tour of hidden and normally inaccessible...medieval Old Town uncovering hidden treasures, at 2pm on Saturday 23 July...Southampton's Old Town with a ... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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HIDDEN TREASURES WAIT TO BE FOUND IN SATURDAY SHOW.(Suffolk Sun)
...lucky. Hunting these hidden treasures can be so...s annual event: Hidden Treasures, from 9 a.m. to...what your very own treasure could be worth. There...is a great tool for treasure hunters. If a piece...one of the experts ... |
 "The News Sun - Waukegan (IL)")
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Hidden Treasures
...buys some clothes at the Allendale Hidden Treasures, a gift and thrift shop at 113...Allendale School. -- Allendale's Hidden Treasures gift and thrift shop...about running a retail business at Hidden Treasures, a thrift and ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BASEMENT HOLDS HIDDEN TREASURES.(MAIN)
...national storehouse of ancient treasures, is said to have believed...the 150 or so items of ``Hidden Treasures of the Egyptian...to showcase objects long hidden in the basement and other storage sites. The ``Hidden ... |
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Hidden treasures
...02-05-1999 Hidden treasuresBy FRED...when they find a hidden treasure. More often than not, some treasures can appear and...aforementioned hidden treasures is Larry Vaughn...soul was his "hidden ... |
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HIDDEN TREASURES TOUR PUTS FOCUS ON INDIANA
...with "Hidden Treasures." That is Indiana...asked to select a hidden treasure which now is included in a Hidden Treasures Trivia Quiz...Oak Mall. The treasures are spots to visit...Porter County's ... |
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'Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt': Unearthing the Masterpieces of Egyptian...
...AScribe Newswire) -- A treasure trove of rarely seen Egyptian...published this spring. "Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Unearthing...artifacts that are part of the "Hidden Treasures of the Egyptian...featured in a publication, ... |
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Hidden Treasures ...(Neighbor)
...strip mall in Round Lake Beach, Hidden Treasures opened to provide a learning opportunity...emotional and behavioral problems. Hidden Treasures is among community sites...students and call them by name." Hidden Treasures ... |
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AFGHANISTAN: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum
...Geographic, AFGHANISTAN: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum...2,000-year-old treasure cache from the graves...had, instead, been hidden by brave Afghans, who...2003. AFGHANISTAN: Hidden Treasures from the National ... |
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