Curios

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Curio \Cu"ri*o\ (k?"r?-?), n.; pl. {Curios} (-?z). [Abbreviation
     of curiosity.]
     Any curiosity[3] or article of virtu; any object esteemed for
     its unusual nature.
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           The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors
           hunt for curios.                         --F. Harrison.
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