oddment

[od-muh nt]

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.

Origin of oddment

First recorded in 1790–1800; odd + -ment

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Related Words for oddments

rest, melee, litter, debris, jumble, remains, remainder, motley, potpourri, rummage, leavings, hodgepodge, etcetera, rubbish, assortment, mishmash, refuse, patchwork, sundries, medley

Examples from the Web for oddments

Historical Examples of oddments

"Here are some oddments of magic that may prove their usefulness," he remarked.
Mr. Wicker's Window
Carley Dawson
Then the books and oddments will come to you, and the money will go to David.
Sonia Between two Worlds
Stephen McKenna
Something shifted, the oddments of woman-flesh shredded from her.
Shock Treatment
Stanley Mullen
There were filthy bandages and other oddments about the floors.
A Prisoner in Turkey
John Still
Just before leaving, however, I watched a wonderfully tasty hash being compounded with oddments of rabbit and banana flour.
Punch, 1917.07.04, Vol. 153, Issue No. 1
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British Dictionary definitions for oddments

oddment

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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Word Origin and History for oddments

1780, a hybrid with a Latin suffix on a Germanic word, from odd (q.v.), on model of fragments. Related: Oddment.