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curio

[ kyoor-ee-oh ]

noun

, plural cu·ri·os.
  1. any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.


curio

/ ˈkjʊərɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a small article valued as a collector's item, esp something fascinating or unusual


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Word History and Origins

Origin of curio1

First recorded in 1850–55; shortened from curiosity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of curio1

C19: shortened from curiosity

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Example Sentences

Brian Shuster is also developing a VR-friendly web browser known as Curio.

But Wigs on the Green provides a lesson in something other than style and is something more than a curio.

There must be at least twenty-five dollars' worth of pure gold in that slug if there's a penny—let alone its curio value.

But what was my amazement, as the light fell upon the face of him who bore it, to see not Curio but Isaac.

There is much haggling over the price of a curio, and but little chance of a bargain.

Then her lantern sought out a curio cabinet, of glass sides and gilded frame, standing in a corner.

As he passed the drawing-room door he saw Kate bending in front of the open curio cabinet.

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