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oddment (encz) | oddment, n: |
Oddment (gcide) | 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; 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been
used or sold.
Syn: end, remainder, remnant, scrap.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Something unusual, and perhaps worthy of collecting.
Syn: curio, curiosity, oddity, peculiarity, rarity,
collectible.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. pl. Odds and ends; a motley assortment of things.
Syn: odds and ends, melange, farrago, ragbag, hodgepodge,
hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum.
[WordNet 1.5] |
oddment (wn) | oddment
n 1: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been
used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant,
oddment]
2: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn:
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity,
rarity] |
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oddment (encz) | oddment, n: |
oddments (encz) | oddments,harampádí Zdeněk Brožoddments,zbytky Zdeněk Brož |
oddment (wn) | oddment
n 1: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been
used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant,
oddment]
2: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn:
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity,
rarity] |
oddments (wn) | oddments
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends,
oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash,
mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry,
omnium-gatherum] |
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