curio

Noun
Synonyms: curiosityoddityoddmentpeculiarityrarity

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collectingSynonyms: curiosityoddityoddmentpeculiarityrarity
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Curio \Cu"ri*o\ (k?"r?-?), n.; pl. Curios (-?z). [Abbreviation of curiosity.] Any curiosity[3] or article of virtu; any object esteemed for its unusual nature. [1913 Webster +PJC]

The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors hunt for curios. --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]

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