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Small ornaments and other miscellaneous items of little value
Generic appellation for objects
Plural for a rare, unusual, or intriguing object
“Parker's Arabic manuscript may nowadays seem a strange curio, but for Parker, it was a relic of the early English church comparable in antiquity and significance to the Gospels of St Augustine.”
Plural for a small showy ornament or trinket
“You carve up a cheap curio and put it in a gallery, and suddenly it's worth a packet.”
Plural for a relic or artifact of ancient times
Plural for object desired by collectors
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