booty

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Important works of art from Bohemian lands were destroyed by iconoclasts during the Hussite Wars of the 15th century, and much was taken as booty during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The Rosetta Stone, found in 1799, provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphics; it was discovered by the French army and was seized by the British as war booty.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Watching Will Ferrell in prison booty shorts showing off his pasty white legs feels like a crazy way to soothe the Sunday scaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

Assyrian ivory carving of a man leading an antelope by the horns, as booty to enrich a treasury.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

“Pirate’s booty? You mean like gold and jewels and stuff?”

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon