Go to MSN Homeencarta®
HomeEncyclopediaDictionariesWorld AtlasSchoolUniversityStudy CentreQuizzesMore
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
treadle
treadmill
treas.
treason
treasonable
treasure
treasure house
treasure hunt
treasure-trove
Treasurer
treasurer
Treasury
treasury
Treasury auction
Treasury Bench
Treasury bill
Treasury bond
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "treasure..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

treasure-trove
treasure-trove [ tréər trōv ] (plural treasure-troves)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. discovered unclaimed wealth: silver or gold coins or bullion found buried and for which there is no known owner. In the United Kingdom such finds become Crown property.
2. something found of value: something discovered that is valuable or the source of something valuable
The new shop is a treasure-trove of antiques.
[Mid-16th century. < Anglo-Norman tresor trove< Old French tresor 'treasure' + trove, past participle of trover 'find']
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
• Great Writing By Great Writers
• The Latest Top 10 Lists
• Encarta's Famous Quizzes
Also on MSN
• Entertainment on MSN: Top Movies
• MSN Careers: Job Hunting Made Easy
• Today's News on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft