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English Dictionary: oddment by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oddment
n
  1. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
    Synonym(s): end, remainder, remnant, oddment
  2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
    Synonym(s): curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oddment \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 [bd]oddments[b8] of different kinds.
                                                                              --Saintsbury.
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