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Definition of Curio
1. Noun. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object
Specialized synonyms: Bric-a-brac, Knickknack, Knickknackery, Nicknack, Whatnot, Collectable, Collectible, Collector's Item, Piece De Resistance, Showpiece
Derivative terms: Curious, Odd, Peculiar, Rare
Definition of Curio
1. n. Any curiosity or article of virtu.
Definition of Curio
1. Noun. A strange and interesting object which invokes curiosity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Curio
1. an unusual art object [n -RIOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curio
Literary usage of Curio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1896)
"The 'Epistle to curio,' however, must be held his best poem,—doubtless because
it is the only one which came from his heart; and even its merit is much more ..."
2. The Greatness and Decline of Rome by Guglielmo Ferrero, Sir Alfred Eckhard Zimmern, Henry John Chaytor (1909)
"CHAPTER X THE CAMPAIGN OF curio, AND THE TROUBLES OF A ROMAN GOVERNOR Growing
unpopularity of Caesar—Caesar's Conservatism— Caesar and the educated ..."
3. The Decline of the Roman Republic by George Long (1874)
"curio IN AFRICA. BC 49. THE history of curio's expedition is told by Caesar at
... When curio sailed, he took only two of the four legions which he received ..."
4. The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero by Conyers Middleton (1839)
"He now began a correspondence of letters with curio, a young senator of distinguished
... curio had sent orders to his agents at Rome to proclaim a show of ..."
5. The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: Printed from by Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont, George Colman, Peter Whalley (1811)
"curio. Tis for mine own ease, I'll assure Just. It shall not be, i'faith, friend.
... curio. Sure this fellow Deals in revelation, he's so hidden: Go thy ..."
6. The Roman Triumvirates by Charles Merivale (1887)
"Once more curio exclaimed against the action of the nobles, and the populace,
perceiving the situation at a glance, hailed his efforts with tumultuous ..."
7. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"Thus widely removed from the fair Where my vows, my devotion, I owe, Soft Hope
is the relique I bear And my solace wherever I go. AN EPISTLE TO curio. ..."
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