What does "oddment" mean?

A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.

What is a synonym for "oddment"?

Common synonyms include: remainder, oddity, remnant, assortment, bits and bobs, bits and pieces.

noun

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Noun

1
A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.
"an oddment of ribbon / of wood"
2
something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting wordnet
3
Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
"The Lahore Museum was larger, but here were more wonders—ghost-daggers and prayer-wheels from Tibet; […] gilt figures of Buddha, and little portable lacquer altars; Russian samovars with turquoises on the lid; […] arms of all sorts and kinds, and a thousand other oddments were cased, or piled, or merely thrown into the room, […]"
4
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold wordnet
5
An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
"[…] she pushed me inside a shop that sold oddments and seconds."

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6
A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
7
A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
"Oh, I know for a fact that she’s loaned a fiver from the little oddment who has the floor under mine—"
8
A varied collection (of items).
"1862, Edward Bradley (as Cuthbert Bede), “The Agreeable Monk” in The Curate of Cranston; with Other Prose and Verse, London: Saunders, Otley, p. 281, […] there are two or three tables, where are newspapers, and some of the latest periodicals and reviews, and a miscellaneous oddment of the current sacred and profane literature, stacked for convenience of reference […]"
9
A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
"I’m your age treble [i.e. three times your age], with some oddments to’t,"
10
Something strange or unusual.
"How did he come to join the cavalry? That was an oddment."

"She is ingenious in economising every oddment."

From odd + -ment.

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