oddment

odd·ment

noun \ˈäd-mənt\

Definition of ODDMENT

1

a : something left over : remnant b plural : odds and ends

2

: something odd : oddity

Examples of ODDMENT

1. <the fabric store sells oddments left over from cutting>
2. <one of those medical oddments that has perplexed and intrigued generations of medical historians>

First Known Use of ODDMENT

1796

Related to ODDMENT

Synonyms: end, fag end, leftover, ¹scrap, remainder, remnant, stub

Related Words: leavings, odds and ends, pickings, refuse, remains, residual, residue, scraping(s), stump, vestige; balance, rest; chip, flake, fragment, piece, sliver, splinter; ribbon(s), shred, tatter

Near Antonyms: whole

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