cutpiece

English

Etymology

Compound of cut +‎ piece.

Noun

cutpiece (plural cutpieces)

1. (now chiefly South Asia) The last piece of cloth or other material which is left over after the rest has been used up.
   • 2015, Smriti Kumar Sinha, translated by Ramlal Sinha, Seducing the Rain God: A Collection of Short Stories From the North-East, New Delhi, India: Niyogi Books, →ISBN, page 160:

     Golisafita: A colourful seat woven from cutpieces and strips of fabric.

References

• “cutpiece, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “cutpiece”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.