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Definition of Oddments
1. Noun. A motley assortment of things.
Generic synonyms: Assortment, Miscellanea, Miscellany, Mixed Bag, Mixture, Motley, Potpourri, Salmagundi, Smorgasbord, Variety
Definition of Oddments
1. Noun. (plural of oddment) ¹
2. Noun. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oddments
1. oddment [n] - See also: oddment
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oddments
Literary usage of Oddments
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Days of My Years by Melville Leslie Macnaghten (1914)
"DIURNAL oddments. WHEN you are conscious of the fact that you have murdered your
wife, and when a coroner's jury has recorded a verdict to this effect, ..."
2. Every-day Occupations by H. Warren Clifford (1891)
"... United States in the various leather industries than are employed in the
woolen, silk, linen, and cotton manufactures. LESSON XVII. A Trade's oddments ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"oddments, sb.pl. scraps, fragments, trifles, remnants, pieces of furniture. ...
An" I bought a two-thre oddments 'at we wanten l8'6' ..."
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