oddment

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “an oddment of ribbon / of wood”

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

   “[…] there in his hiding-place he kept a few wretched oddments, and one very beautiful thing, very beautiful, very wonderful.”

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

   “[…] she pushed me inside a shop that sold oddments and seconds.”

4. isim A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
5. isim A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.

   “Oh, I know for a fact that she’s loaned a fiver from the little oddment who has the floor under mine—”

6. isim A varied collection (of items).

   “[…] bearing a tray containing an oddment of cookies, cake, and sandwiches […]”

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

   “I’m your age treble [i.e. three times your age], with some oddments to’t,”

8. isim Something strange or unusual.

   “How did he come to join the cavalry? That was an oddment.”