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oddment

oddment

9.6
A small piece of cloth left after making larger items
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːdmənt/
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  • She found a collection of oddments in the attic, remnants from her grandmother's sewing days that sparked her creativity.

Examples

  • The tailor offered a variety of oddments from previous clients, including scraps of luxurious silk and cotton.

  • She changed quickly, packed a few oddments of her own.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Another company I also deal with from time to time is Soller Composites, which sells basalt fabrics and some oddments (like carbon tow) in carbon/Kevlar/etc. that come in handy on a regular basis.

    Blog text (19)

  • After finishing the quilt, she had several oddments of fabric left over that she planned to use for smaller projects.

Synonyms

residue
vsoddment
148 4.1

A small amount left on something after most is removed

is used for material leftovers but focuses less on fabric specifically
remnant
vsoddment
104 4.2

A small piece, often cloth, left when the rest is used or thrown away

is often used for leftover cloth but can apply to other items
end
vsoddment
102 7.5

A leftover piece of cloth used for sewing or crafts

is a general term for leftover pieces of material
remainder
vsoddment
74 2.7

The part left after the other parts are used or removed

is narrower in focus and refers especially to cloth leftovers
odds and ends
vsoddment
  • Informal
9 2.8

Small leftover things that you keep, like old keys or bits of paper

is focused on cloth remnants and single leftover pieces, not mixed small items
oddments
vsoddment
8.2

Small leftover pieces from things like buttons or fabric

is more specific to single leftover cloth pieces rather than miscellaneous items

Surface Forms

oddment singular
oddments plural

Morphology

oddment = odd (semi-transparent) = odd + ment

Formed regularly from 'odd' + '-ment', but the specific noun meaning 'remnant' is a specialized sense not easily predicted by knowing 'odd' alone.

Etymology

Oddment comes from odd meaning 'left over' and the noun ending -ment. Think of an odd sock or an odd number with no pair; an oddment is a small leftover piece of cloth or material.