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oddment

[ od-muhnt ]
/ ˈɒd mənt /
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noun
an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like.
an article belonging to a broken or incomplete set.
Printing. any individual portion of a book excluding the text, as the frontispiece or index.
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Origin of oddment

First recorded in 1790–1800; odd + -ment

Words nearby oddment

odd lot, odd-lotter, odd-man, odd man out, odd-man rush, oddment, odd or even, odd permutation, odd-pinnate, odds, odds and ends
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Words related to oddment

odds and ends, assortment, bits, debris, etcetera, hodgepodge, jumble, knickknacks, leavings, leftovers, litter, medley, melee, miscellany, mishmash, motley, notions, novelties, particles, patchwork

British Dictionary definitions for oddment

oddment
/ (ˈɒdmənt) /
noun
(often plural) an odd piece or thing; leftover
(plural) NZ pieces of wool, such as belly wool or neck wool, removed from a fleece and sold separately
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