curiosa
/ˌkjʊərɪˈəʊsə
/plural noun
Curiosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.The consideration of exoticism in other composers unearths some interesting curiosa, such as Ernest Fanelli's Tableaux symphoniques; if this work is known of at all, it is thanks to Ravel's 1912 review....
- The entire villa is decorated with antiques, curiosa and Bulgariana from the past two centuries.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Latin, neuter plural of curiosus (see curious).
Rhymes
- on the tiles
- on the tip of one's tongue
- on the town
- on the trot
- on the turn
- on the turps
- on the up and up
- on the upgrade
- on the wallaby (track)
- on the wane
- on the whole
- on the wing
- on the wrong side of
- on the —— side
- on thin ice
- on this (or that) account
- (on) this side of the grave
- ontic
- ontical
- ontically
- Godard, Jean-Luc
- Godavari
- godawful
- god-bairn gift
- god-bairn's gift