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Any curiosity or article of virtu. The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors hunt for curios. F. Harrison.

Pertaining to a rude kind of hieroglyphics, in which a thing is represented by its picture instead of by a symbol.

The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration. [Obs.] Bacon. When thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity. Shak. A screen accurately cut in tapiary work . . . with great curiosity. Evelin.

A virtuoso.

ase or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] Little curious in her clothes. Fuller. How shall we, If he be curious, work upon his faith Bean &

In a curious manner.

Carefulness; painstaking. [Obs.] My father's care With curiousness and cost did train me up. Massinger.

A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.

The office of a decurion.

Want of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference. Sir H. Wotton.

Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless. Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children. Jer. Taylor.

In an curious manner.

Unconcernedness; incuriosity. Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. Bp. Hall.

Too curious.

Excessively curious or inquisitive. Evelyn.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings. Prov. xxviii. 20. It abounds with cabinets of curiosities. Addison.

(Ceroplastes cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form.

of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one- sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.

One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.

Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art, considered collectively. A piece of bric-a-brac, any curious or antique article of virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work, or an odd knickknack.