(obsolete) Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.
[16th-19th c. –
Inquisitiveness; the tendency to
ask learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
[from 17th c. –
A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.
[from 17th c. –
He kept the strangely shaped rock as a curiosity.
Gift it
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