Associations to the word «Oddment»

Wiktionary

ODDMENT, noun. Something left over, such as a piece of cloth; a remnant or offcut.
ODDMENT, noun. Something unusual, an oddity.
ODDMENT, noun. (dated) A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic verses, etc.

Dictionary definition

ODDMENT, noun. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
ODDMENT, noun. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats