a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
An island country and continent in the southern hemisphere, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations; pop. 19,900,000; capital, Canberra; official language, English
(australian) of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines"
animation: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
Brio is an American teen magazine. It is published by Focus on the Family, an American evangelical group. The magazine is aimed at teen girls, and presents topics typical of other teen magazines (fashion and beauty tips, music, and culture) from an evangelical Christian perspective.
BRIO is a wooden toy company founded in Sweden. Founder Ivar Bengtsson was a basket maker who started to make toys in Osby, Scania, in southern Sweden. In 1908 Ivar's three sons took over and founded BRIO, which is an acronym for Broderna ("brothers") Ivarsson [at] Osby.
Vigor or vivacity of style or performance
(toy) plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
(toy) a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
(toy) dally: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
An object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something
A person treated by another as a source of pleasure or amusement rather than with due seriousness
An object, esp. a gadget or machine, regarded as providing amusement for an adult
Brio Wooden Locomotive & Passenger Car
A wooden Brio locomotive and a passenger car from my daughter's Christmas train set. Brio introduced battery operated locomotives some fifteen years after she got this one on her third Christmas.
Nikon D700 + Nikon Bellows Focusing Attachment PB-4 mounted via an AI-modified PK-3 ring with Bellows Nikkor-P 105mm f/4F at f/22, 5 sec, ISO 200. (Except for suhtter speed, EXIF data incorrect as 1) I forgot to change non-CPU lens input and 2) lens is decoupled from camera.)
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brio used to be a wooden railway toy for small children. now it's a cybernetwork with viruses.