A scrap or leftover piece of cloth; odds and ends of fabric. Also used metaphorically for fragments or scraps of something.
古いシャツを端切れに切って、雑巾を作った。
I cut an old shirt into scraps and made cleaning rags.
端切れをつないでキルトを作るのが好きだ。
I like making quilts by stitching together scraps of fabric.
メモの端切れに彼の名前が書いてあった。
His name was written on a scrap of a memo.
縫い物の練習には小さな端切れで十分だ。
Small scraps are enough for sewing practice.