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plural of curio
Synonyms of curios
1
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
- be careful of the fragile curios on the end tables
Synonyms for curios
- baubles,
- bibelots,
- curiosities,
- doodads,
- gauds,
- gewgaws
- (also geegaws),
- gimcracks,
- kickshaws,
- knickknacks
- (also nicknacks),
- novelties,
- ornamentals,
- tchotchkes,
- trinkets
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2
something strange or unusual that is an object of interest
- a museum's collection of curios brought back from the Far East by 19th-century traders
Synonyms for curios
- curiosities,
- exotics,
- objets d'art
- (also objets),
- oddities,
- oddments,
- rarities
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“Curios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curios. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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