| 单词 | oddments |
| 释义 | oddments (once / 43454 pages) n Oddments are a random collection of things, especially a mishmash of leftover items. A beautiful quilt can be made from an assortment of oddments, so don't throw away your scraps while sewing! A miscellaneous assortment of stuff can be called oddments. In a pinch, a chef might toss oddments from the refrigerator into a big pot and make a stew; and an experienced seamstress can transform a pile of fabric oddments into a colorful quilt. The word oddments dates from the late eighteenth century, modeled on "fragments," adding the Latin suffix ments- to the Germanic odd. WORD FAMILYoddment: 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) n a motley assortment of things Syn|Hyper farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety a collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
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