curio

Converse of object

• remain: It remains an interesting curio despite not having the appeal of Kites or even the later incarnation of Gentle Giant.
• sell: Between 1984 and 1988 he also ran three successful businesses of his own, selling curios, fast food and clothes.
• make: C. Sempronius Longus was appointed a Keeper of the Sacred Books, and C. Scribonius Curio was made chief curio.

Adjective modifier

• other: By the 80s, it was home to a quirky collection of cheap clothes shops and other curios.
• interesting: It remains an interesting curio despite not having the appeal of Kites or even the later incarnation of Gentle Giant.
• real: You Have Been Here This one's a real curio.
• historical: Technologies advance so rapidly that today's meaningful examples can quickly become tomorrow's historical curios.
• Chinese: He had immense collections of Tibetan and Chinese curios and knew the price of them as well as any professional dealer.
• oriental: For antiques, go to Wa Hollywood Road, there you'll find shop after shop packed with oriental curios.

Modifies a noun

• cabinet: I mean, he actually remembered that the toy was in the vicinity of the curio cabinet!
• shop: St Stephen Street, famous for its antique and curio shops is only a short walk from the guest house.
• market: A salutary lesson came in the deserted curio market.
• seller: Perched high on our well-equipped vehicle we head north on the highway of sand, passing remote villages and curio sellers along the way.
• trade: Removal of natural grazers, such as sea urchins, for the marine curio trade, reduces algal diversity.
• stall: Thre is also a nice little curio stall over the road.