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.
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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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