About The Word Oddment
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Oddment
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What's The Definition Of Oddment?
[n] something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
[n] a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold Synonyms | Synonyms for Oddment: curio | curiosity | end | oddity | peculiarity | rarity | remainder | remnant | scrap Related Terms | Find terms related to Oddment: See Also | collector's item | fag end | piece de resistance | piece of cloth | piece of material | showpiece | stuff | sundries | sundry | whatchamacallit | whatsis Oddment In Webster's Dictionary \Odd"ment\, n. [Odd + -ment.]
An odd thing, or one that is left over, disconnected,
fragmentary, or the like; something that is separated or
disconnected from its fellows; esp. (in pl.), the odds and
ends. Specif.: (Printing) Any separate small part or page in
a book, other than the text, such as the title page,
contents, etc.
A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic
verses, and ``oddments'' of different kinds.
--Saintsbury.
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