curio

  • 11curio — (n.) piece of bric a brac from the Far East, 1851, shortened form of CURIOSITY (Cf. curiosity) (n.) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12curio — is a 19c familiar abbreviation of curiosity, and means ‘a rare or unusual object or person’. The plural is curios …

    Modern English usage

  • 13curio — [n] knickknack antique, bauble, bibelot, bygone, collectible, collector’s item, objet d’ art, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot; concept 446 …

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  • 14curio — ► NOUN (pl. curios) ▪ a rare, unusual, or intriguing object. ORIGIN abbreviation of CURIOSITY(Cf. ↑curiosity) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15curio — [kyoor′ē ō΄] n. pl. curios [contr. of CURIOSITY] any unusual or rare article …

    English World dictionary

  • 16Curio TI — TI ist das Kürzel für den Kanton Tessin in der Schweiz und wird verwendet, um Verwechslungen mit anderen Einträgen des Namens Curiof zu vermeiden. Curio …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 17CURIO (C.) — C. CURIO filius, Tribun. plebis, Caesarianas partes secutus est, vir luxu et audaciâ singularis. Sexcentas enim H. S. debebat uti Val. Max. l. 9. c. 1. de luxu ex. 6. scribit. Is itaque, ut se aere alienô liberaret, atque emergeret, Caesarem ad… …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 18curio — [[t]kjʊ͟ərioʊ[/t]] curios N COUNT A curio is an object such as a small ornament which is unusual and fairly rare. ...Oriental curios. ...antique and curio shops …

    English dictionary

  • 19curio — UK [ˈkjʊərɪəʊ] / US [ˈkjʊrɪˌoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms curio : singular curio plural curios an object that is very old or unusual …

    English dictionary

  • 20curio — {{＃}}{{LM C11336}}{{〓}} {{［}}curio{{］}} ‹cu·rio› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Elemento químico, metálico y artificial, de número atómico 96, radiactivo y que se obtiene bombardeando el plutonio con partículas alfa: • El curio se emplea en algunos …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

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