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Definition of Curios
1. curio [n] - See also: curio
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curios
Literary usage of Curios
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Terry's Japanese Empire: Including Korea and Formosa, with Chapters on by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"curios. Culture Pearls. Rock Crystals. Jade. Shops (see curios) in Japan are
legion and as a rule highly interesting. In the big establishments conducted ..."
2. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1903)
"... a collection of valuable pictures, curios, and works of art of every description,
which remains unique amongst private collections at home and abroad. ..."
3. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including by Isabella Lucy Bird (1888)
"Aino Clothing—Holiday Dress—Domestic Architecture—Household Gods— Japanese
curios—The Necessaries of Life—Clay Soup—Arrow Poison— Arrow-Traps—Female ..."
4. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1895)
"His home surroundings stamp him as a man of public spirit and taste, and his fine
collection of paintings and curios mark him as a liberal patron of the ..."
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