CURIO

curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity

(noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

curio (plural curios)

A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.

Anagrams

• Cú Roí

Source: Wiktionary


Cu"ri*o (k"r-), n.; pl.Curios (-. Etym: [Abbreviation of curiosity.]

Definition: Any curiosity or article of virtu. The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors hunt for curios. F. Harrison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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