Definition of curio in English:

curio

nounPlural curios ˈkjʊərɪəʊˈkjʊriˌoʊ

A rare, unusual, or intriguing object.
古董，珍品，古玩
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:

curio

nounˈkyo͝orēˌōˈkjʊriˌoʊ

A rare, unusual, or intriguing object.
古董，珍品，古玩
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.

单词	curio
释义	Definition of curio in English: curio nounPlural curios ˈkjʊərɪəʊˈkjʊriˌoʊ A rare, unusual, or intriguing object. 古董，珍品，古玩 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: curio nounˈkyo͝orēˌōˈkjʊriˌoʊ A rare, unusual, or intriguing object. 古董，珍品，古玩 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.
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