| Oddment | 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; 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
Syn. -- end, remainder, remnant, scrap. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 3. Something unusual, and perhaps worthy of collecting.
Syn. -- curio, curiosity, oddity, peculiarity, rarity, collectible. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 4. pl. Odds and ends; a motley assortment of things.
Syn. -- odds and ends, melange, farrago, ragbag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
