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noun

Remnant n.

That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue. "The remnant that are left of the captivity." "The remnant of my tale is of a length To tire your patience."

A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap. "Some odd quirks and remnants of wit."

(Com.) An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

Synonyms: Residue; rest; remains; remainder.

adjective

Remnant adj. Remaining; yet left. (R.) "Because of the remnant dregs of his disease." "And quiet dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife."

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Etymology of 'Remnant'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Remnant" Quotes from Famous Books

... and sleeping as he led, and with a Dubroca beside each aunt, and Aline and Chester following, this remnant of the company approached the Conti Street corner, on the way to the Chapdelaine home. At ...

— The Flower of the Chapdelaines • George W. Cable

... her side her husband had turned towards the door—towards the door beyond which her sister slept. And thus it was that the shameless pair took advantage of that sleep for which she, poor invalid, had been so thankful! Even this relief, this wretched remnant of happiness, they embittered ...

— 'Jena' or 'Sedan'? • Franz Beyerlein

... Castle. The Parliament passed a vote condemning this proceeding, but it was too late. The army concentrated their forces about London, took possession of the avenues to the houses of Parliament, and excluded all those members who were opposed to them. The remnant of the Parliament which was left immediately took measures for bringing the ...

— Charles I - Makers of History • Jacob Abbott

... reading, and yet to reject utterly the theory of study by which these recommendations are prefaced. For Mr. Harrison is a ruthless censor. His index expurgatorius includes, so far as I can discover, the whole catalogue of the British Museum, with the exception of a small remnant which might easily be contained in about thirty or forty volumes. The vast remainder he contemplates with feelings apparently not merely of indifference, but of active aversion. He surveys the boundless and ever-increasing waste of books with emotions ...

— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3 • Various

... independence, for reform, and was defeated. Next I used my rebel strength To capture the standard of my old party— And I captured it, but I was defeated. Discredited and discarded, misanthropical, I turned to the solace of gold And I used my remnant of power To fasten myself like a saprophyte Upon the putrescent carcass Of Thomas Rhodes, bankrupt bank, As assignee of the fund. Everyone now turned from me. My hair grew white, My purple lusts grew gray, Tobacco and whisky lost ...

— Spoon River Anthology • Edgar Lee Masters

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