ˈädmənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: odd (I) + -ment
1. oddments plural : odds and ends
clawing the oddments out of his pockets — Verne Athanas
2.
a. : something left over or remaining or isolated (as a garment or piece of goods from a larger stock, a book from a complete set)
an oddment sale
— usually used in plural
a display of oddments
b. : a garment designed for casual or otherwise informal wear
frivolous oddments for summer — New Yorker
— usually used in plural
3. chiefly Britain
a. : a page (as the title page) of a book that does not carry the actual text or other central material — usually used in plural
b. oddments plural : pages of a book remaining over after complete sections are made up
4. : something odd : oddity — usually used in plural
a museum where were gathered those oddments that rich men seem disposed to accumulate — Agnes M. Cleaveland
various oddments of humanity — G.F.Whicher
explains some nice oddments of behavior — Russell Lynes