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heirloom
noun as in something inherited, often antique
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He gets a new lease on life when he’s tapped by a private investigator to go undercover at a San Francisco retirement home to dig into the theft of a missing heirloom.
Adapted from August Wilson's play, a brother and sister disagree over what to do with a family heirloom piano in 1920s Pittsburgh.
Those who love it, like the Cockney Modern Festival organisers, say it is an artisan food with recipes handed down throughout generations "like precious family heirlooms".
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh in the aftermath of the Great Depression, the Netflix film follows a brother and sister who disagree about what to do with a family heirloom piano they have inherited.
Matt Fustini, who lives in the town of Largo, has never evacuated before, but this time is prepared to leave with the bare essentials: cash, fuel, insulin for his diabetic mother and irreplaceable family heirlooms.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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