Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ODDMENT
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
(noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
end, remainder, remnant, oddment
(noun) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oddment (plural oddments)
A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.
Synonyms: fragment, offcut, remainder, remnant, scrap
Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
Synonyms: bits and bobs, bits and pieces, bric-a-brac, odds and ends, odds and sods, whatnot
(commerce) An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
Synonym: remainder
(printing) A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
Synonyms: misfit, oddball, weirdo
A varied collection (of items).
Synonym: assortment
A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
Synonym: remainder
Something strange or unusual.
Synonym: oddity
Source: Wiktionary
Odd"ment, n. [Odd + -ment.]
Definition: 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.),
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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