Oddment

Quick meaning: Oddment is a noun meaning A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.

Meaning

A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.

More Meanings

1. Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
2. (commerce) An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
3. (printing) A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
4. A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
5. A varied collection (of items).
6. A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
7. Something strange or unusual.

Example Sentences

an oddment of ribbon / of wood

[…] she pushed me inside a shop that sold oddments and seconds.

[…] a tall thin man with oddments of old armor buckled on over his ratty pink robes.

[The chest] was filled with oddments of reference: large-scale maps, back copies of Who’s Who, old Baedekers.

Word Forms

• oddments

Synonyms for oddment

Depending on context, synonyms include fragment, offcut, remainder, remnant, scrap, bric-a-brac.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include remainder, remnant, end, rarity, curio, peculiarity.

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