Word of the Day for Thursday, December 4, 2008
curio \KYOOR-ee-oh\, noun:
a valued, novel object; an object valued as a curiosity, often a collectible
The B.O.'s real birth certificate is no doubt locked tightly in some Kenyan curio cabinet, never again to see the light of day!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
by 1851, literally, "piece of bric-a-brac or art object from the far East," a shortened form of curiosity
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