单词 | oddment |
释义 | oddment (once / 42212 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY oddment: oddments USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s easy to become beguiled by the quirky stories of these often disputed oddments of land. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) Some dressed in fine soft furs, some in boiled leather and oddments of armor, more in wool and sealskins, a few in rags. George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons(2011) The smell of a rainy Alabama night, the succession of sexual oddments turned me suddenly sick with dread at what this stranger would want. John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me(1961) 1 n a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper end, remainder, remnant fag end the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope piece of cloth, piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric n something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting Syn|Hypo|Hyper curio, curiosity, oddity, peculiarity, rarity bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot miscellaneous curios collectable, collectiblethings considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiecethe outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection chachka, tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke(Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket rariora(plural) rare collector's items object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow |
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