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

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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

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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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