hoard of valuables

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• Hoard — This article is about the archaeological collection. For the memory allocator brand, see Hoard memory allocator. For the sports commentator, see Greg Hoard. For the dairy industry magazine, see Hoard s Dairyman. For other uses, see Hoarding… …   Wikipedia

• hoard —  , horde  An accumulation of valuables, often hidden, is a hoard.  Horde applies to any crowd, but particularly to a thronging and disorganized one ( hordes of Christmas shoppers ) …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• hoard, horde —    Often confused, as here: Chrysler Corp. has a cash horde of $1.5 billion (Time). An accumulation of valuables, often hidden, is a hoard. Horde originally described nomadic tribes but now applies to any crowd, particularly to a thronging and… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• hoard, horde —    Often confused, as here: Chrysler Corp. has a cash horde of $1.5 billion (Time). An accumulation of valuables, often hidden, is a hoard. Horde originally described nomadic tribes but now applies to any crowd, particularly to a thronging and… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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• Treasure trove — A treasure trove may broadly be defined as an amount of gold, silver, gemstones, money, jewellery, or any valuable collection found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be… …   Wikipedia

• Looted art — has been a consequence of looting during war, natural disaster and riot for centuries. Looting of art, archaeology and other cultural property may be an opportunistic criminal act, or may be a more organized case of unlawful or unethical pillage… …   Wikipedia

• Royal Gold Cup — The Royal Gold Cup, 23.6 cm high, 17.8 cm across at its widest point; weight 1.935 kg, British Museum. Saint Agnes appears to her friends in a vision. The Royal Gold Cup or Saint Agnes Cup is a solid gold covered cup lavishly decorated with… …   Wikipedia

• treasure — Synonyms and related words: Festschrift, Swiss bank account, abundance, accumulate, accumulation, admire, adore, affluence, amass, amassment, ana, anthology, appreciate, apprize, aquarium, ascribe importance to, assets, backlog, balance, bank… …   Moby Thesaurus

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• Danegeld — The runestone U 241 in Lingsberg, Uppland, Sweden, was raised by the grandchildren of Ulfríkr circa 1050 in commemoration of his twice receiving danegeld in England. The Danegeld ( …   Wikipedia