A scrap or cutting of cloth, leather, etc., esp. used to repair a hole or tear; a patch. Cf. piece, v. 1.

A ravelling, a shred.

A patch or piece of leather used in the making or mending of boots or shoes. †Also, a patch of cloth or other material.

A piece or strip of cloth joined side by side to similar pieces or strips so as to make a single cloth, curtain, coverlet, part of a garment…

Chiefly in negative contexts (frequently with of). The smallest scrap of cloth or clothing. Also figurative.

spec. An end of a piece of cloth, etc., left over after the main portion has been used or sold.

The last part of a piece of cloth; the end of a roll or bale of cloth, often woven more coarsely or of lower quality material than the rest, and…

A sample piece of cloth. Hence, of other materials (see also S.N.D.). Also, a collection of samples bound together, a swatch-book.

A piece of cloth of definite length cut from a warp.

A kind of fabric (perhaps an error for rug, n.3).

the parts of a piece of matting, cloth, etc., which have not been neatly woven into the work, giving an uneven edge.

A piece of fabric cut diagonally or at an angle to its warp or weft, typically to allow greater flexibility or elasticity, and used esp. as edging…

dialect. A piece or patch of leather, esp. one used for making or mending boots, clogs, etc.; also, a patch of cloth.

A small shred.

a type of folded bias-cut ribbon or tape made for finishing raw edges, binding seams, etc.; cf. bias binding n.

(a) plural odds and ends (cf. end, n. 6c); (b) see quot. 1844; (c) a remnant of cloth; (d) U.S. slang, the inferior part or share (of something)…