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oddments, n. pl.|ˈɒdmənts|
[f. odd a. + -ment.]
Odd articles, items, fragments, or remnants; odds and ends; esp. articles belonging to broken or incomplete sets, as offered for sale.
In Printing applied to the parts of a book other than the text, i.e. the title-page, preface, contents, etc.; sometimes to the pages, whether of text or other matter, remaining over after making up complete sections or ‘sheets’.
1796F. Burney Lett. 10 July, I have still so many book oddments of accounts..to arrange. 1821Clare Vill. Minstr. II. 85 I'm your age treble, with some oddments to 't. 1836Lett. fr. Madras (1843) 22 Everybody made up a parcel of clothes or some little oddments. 1873M. E. Braddon Str. & Pilgr. i. vi. 64 Massed into one lot of oddments at an auction. 1883Sat. Rev. 13 Oct. 467/1 Made up of plasters and match-boxes and medicine-bottles and heaven knows what other oddments. Mod. Advt., To clear off: special offer of Remnants, Oddments, &c. |