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

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How to use oddment in a sentence

So we put our oddments in our pillow-case, rolled up our bedrooms into a convenient bundle and trekked.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914|Various
Shelves were chipped out at a moment's notice for primus stove, spirit bottle, matches, kerosene and other oddments.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
He took off the lid and picked up three small oddments of ivory—a priest with a beard, a tiny soldier and a draught-ox.
Huntingtower|John Buchan
But in the case of Joan the recollection of these twin “oddments” might have saved her disappointment.
All Roads Lead to Calvary|Jerome K. Jerome

I have made buttons and buckles galore from old oddments, using up different coloured beads in an inlaid fashion.
Needlework Economies|Various

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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