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Oddment

Oddment Meaning & Definition
Oddment Definition And Meaning

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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