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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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;  esp.  (in  pl.),  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  oddment 
  n  1:  a  piece  of  cloth  that  is  left  over  after  the  rest  has  been 
  used  or  sold  [syn:  {end},  {remainder},  {remnant},  {scrap}] 
  2:  something  unusual  --  perhaps  worthy  of  collecting  [syn:  {curio}, 
  {curiosity},  {oddity},  {peculiarity},  {rarity}] 




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