oddment

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

   an oddment of ribbon / of wood

   a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

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

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

4. A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).

5. A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.

6. A varied collection (of items).

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

8. Something strange or unusual.

   something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting

1. She is ingenious in economising every oddment.

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2. My own election address was full of such oddments.

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3. Only a few oddments of fabric are needed for this project.

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