Definition of "oddment" in Anglais

noun

1. A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.

   • an oddment of ribbon / of wood
   • 1926, Ronald Firbank, Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli, Chapter 6, in The Complete Ronald Firbank, Norfolk, CT: J. Laughlin, p. 667, ‘Ps! ps!’ she purred, feeling amorously for her scissors beneath the sumptuous oddments of old church velvet and brocade that she loved to ruffle and ruck.

2. Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.

3. (commerce) An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.

4. (printing) A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).

5. A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.

6. A varied collection (of items).

   • 1862, Edward Bradley (as Cuthbert Bede), “The Agreeable Monk” in The Curate of Cranston; with Other Prose and Verse, London: Saunders, Otley, p. 281, […] there are two or three tables, where are newspapers, and some of the latest periodicals and reviews, and a miscellaneous oddment of the current sacred and profane literature, stacked for convenience of reference […]

7. A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).

   • 1877, Robert Roberts (ed.), The Apophthegmes of Erasmus Translated into English by Nicolas Udall, Boston, Lincolnshire: Robert Roberts, Appendix, p. 459, When they went to market, a basket of eggs was one of their most frequent charges, and in making their purchases at various shops the tradesman would often be asked “to take eggs for money” to a certain extent; especially when the sum to pay left an “oddment,” such as 4d. or 8d.

8. Something strange or unusual.