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Definition of curio in English: curionounPlural curios ˈkjʊərɪəʊˈkjʊriˌoʊ A rare, unusual, or intriguing object. they had such fun over the wonderful box of curios that Jack had sent from India Example sentencesExamples - On show are hand-made candles, drawings, African curios, sculptures made from clay and photographs.
- Everyday objects such as ice cream sticks became transformed into vases, penholders, photo frames and curios.
- One boy has a tray displaying battered curios salvaged from the area - American name tags, medals, twisted knives and forks.
- In terms of shopping, there are opportunities galore if you are in the market for trendy garments, toys, Chinese silks, antiques and curios.
- This letter is one of the treasured curios in the collection of a professional photographer in the city.
- Stalls displaying various kinds of glass furniture, wooden curios, clothes, etc., have become a regular feature of such shows.
- This annual event complements the regular antique market to be found on every Thursday and Sunday between May and September, featuring antiques, curios and books.
- For most of the morning the craft stalls on the wharf were visited by people buying curios - from fridge magnets to beaded traditional Xhosa garments and wood carvings.
- Exhibitions of artefacts, curios and products of everyday use are one of the indispensable aspects of city life.
- Hundreds of hawkers line the roads along the perimeter, competing with dozens of shops selling everything from curios to readymade garments and foreign goods to Ayurvedic products.
- The units make trays of different shapes, fruit baskets, stands, lamp shades, curios, mats, pen stands, wall hangings, screens, hair clips and even pappad sticks.
- It is a common device in the literature and cinema of the macabre and the fantastic that an object - often a painting but sometimes a mirror, a statue or a curio - will haunt its protagonists.
- There were no pictures on the walls, curios in the cabinets, or even books on the shelves.
- The house was done out with period rooms with displays of 19th century curios and antique nick-nacks.
- To choose the aesthetic-looking vases and decorative curios like lamps, cushions, candles, table linen and curtains, Sita travels to remotest corners of the world.
- People seem to have fun when they visit me, and many have commented on the nick-nacks, curios and collection of spears, swords and Viking treasure that dominate the decor downstairs.
- They have moved from a large house into a two-bed apartment - and need to get rid of a lifetime collection of antiques, ornaments and curios.
- His mother was a collector of curios and ornaments; the kind of thing that would now be sold at antique markets.
- Billed as a showcase for exemplary new talent, the series has proven to be more of a bargain bin for antiquated curios.
- Most of us tend to entertain our friends in the family room; a formal dining room becomes a mail sorting place, and a formal living room is a museum for curios and uncomfortable furniture.
Synonyms trinket, knick-knack, bibelot, ornament, bauble, gimcrack, gewgaw antique, collector's item, object of virtu, rarity, curiosity French objet, objet d'art North American kickshaw informal whatnot, dingle-dangle British informal doodah, doobry North American informal tchotchke, tsatske archaic folderol, furbelow, whim-wham, bijou, gaud, bygone
Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation of curiosity. Definition of curio in US English: curionounˈkyo͝orēˌōˈkjʊriˌoʊ A rare, unusual, or intriguing object. they had such fun over the wonderful box of curios that Jack had sent from India Example sentencesExamples - On show are hand-made candles, drawings, African curios, sculptures made from clay and photographs.
- For most of the morning the craft stalls on the wharf were visited by people buying curios - from fridge magnets to beaded traditional Xhosa garments and wood carvings.
- They have moved from a large house into a two-bed apartment - and need to get rid of a lifetime collection of antiques, ornaments and curios.
- Most of us tend to entertain our friends in the family room; a formal dining room becomes a mail sorting place, and a formal living room is a museum for curios and uncomfortable furniture.
- People seem to have fun when they visit me, and many have commented on the nick-nacks, curios and collection of spears, swords and Viking treasure that dominate the decor downstairs.
- In terms of shopping, there are opportunities galore if you are in the market for trendy garments, toys, Chinese silks, antiques and curios.
- Billed as a showcase for exemplary new talent, the series has proven to be more of a bargain bin for antiquated curios.
- His mother was a collector of curios and ornaments; the kind of thing that would now be sold at antique markets.
- One boy has a tray displaying battered curios salvaged from the area - American name tags, medals, twisted knives and forks.
- The house was done out with period rooms with displays of 19th century curios and antique nick-nacks.
- Stalls displaying various kinds of glass furniture, wooden curios, clothes, etc., have become a regular feature of such shows.
- This letter is one of the treasured curios in the collection of a professional photographer in the city.
- This annual event complements the regular antique market to be found on every Thursday and Sunday between May and September, featuring antiques, curios and books.
- The units make trays of different shapes, fruit baskets, stands, lamp shades, curios, mats, pen stands, wall hangings, screens, hair clips and even pappad sticks.
- There were no pictures on the walls, curios in the cabinets, or even books on the shelves.
- Hundreds of hawkers line the roads along the perimeter, competing with dozens of shops selling everything from curios to readymade garments and foreign goods to Ayurvedic products.
- Everyday objects such as ice cream sticks became transformed into vases, penholders, photo frames and curios.
- Exhibitions of artefacts, curios and products of everyday use are one of the indispensable aspects of city life.
- To choose the aesthetic-looking vases and decorative curios like lamps, cushions, candles, table linen and curtains, Sita travels to remotest corners of the world.
- It is a common device in the literature and cinema of the macabre and the fantastic that an object - often a painting but sometimes a mirror, a statue or a curio - will haunt its protagonists.
Synonyms trinket, knick-knack, bibelot, ornament, bauble, gimcrack, gewgaw
Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation of curiosity. |