curIosIty, curio site, curiouste

[O. Fr. curiosete; Fr. curios ité; Sp. curios i dad; Port. curiosidade; Ital. curios ità; Lat.curios it as, from curios us careful (q. v.).] [CURIOUS.] 1. A curious disposition or feeling; a strong desire to see something new or novel; inquisitivene ; an inclination or disposition to inquiry. *2. Nicene , fastidiousne , delicacy. "When thou wast in thy gilt, and thy perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity, Timon, iv. 3. ."- Shakesp .: *3. Accuracy, exactne ; nicene or delicacy of performance. the curiosity of the workmanship of nature."_ ". Ray. IMG:content-1589.png:[blocks in formation] 6. An object of curiosity; a rarity; something strange, rare, or curious; something deserving of being seen or preserved. "He has, likewise, a complete service of Corinthian metal, which though he admire as a curiosity , is far from being his pa ion." - Melmoth: Pliny , iii. let. 1. 7. A strange or curious personage; a character, ( Colloquial .)