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n. A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac.

n. A strange and interesting object which invokes curiosity.

n. Any curiosity{3} or article of virtu; any object esteemed for its unusual nature.

n. Originally, an object of virtu or article of bric-à-brac, such as a bronze, a piece of porcelain or lacquer-ware, etc., brought from China or the far East; now, any bronze, or piece of old china or of bric-à-brac in general, especially such as is rare or curious: as, a collection of curios.

n. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

"There is one good feature of this minor appendage, however, which is the inside back cover, "Archive: a curio from the vaults of The Times"."

physical object    object   

curious    curiosity   

bric-a-brac    knickknack    knickknackery    showpiece    collector's item    whatnot    piece de resistance    collectible    collectable    nicknack   

curiosity   

durio   

castus    delicatessen    used-book    hot-dog    post-card    health-food    used-car    Honduran    best-of-breed    four-drawer