Fetching details from the dictionary...
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
紙の切れ端に書いた。
I wrote it on a scrap of paper.
布の切れ端が床に散らばっていた。
Fabric scraps were scattered on the floor.
棚を作った後、木の切れ端を掃き集めた。
After building the shelf, I swept up the wood scraps.