oddment

English

Etymology

odd +‎ -ment

Noun

oddment (plural oddments)

  1. Something left over, such as a piece of cloth; a remnant or offcut.
  2. Something unusual, an oddity.
  3. (dated) A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic verses, etc.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Saintsbury to this entry?)

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