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Webster 1913 Edition
Remnant
1.
That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue.
Chaucer.
The
remnant
that are left of the captivity. Neh. i. 3.
The
To tire your patience.
remnant
of my tale is of a lengthTo tire your patience.
Dryden.
2.
A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.
Some odd quirks and
remnants
of wit. Shakespeare
3.
(Com.)
An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
Syn. – Residue; rest; remains; remainder.
Webster 1828 Edition
Remnant
REM'NANT
,Noun.
1.
Residue; that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part.The remnant that are left of the captivity. Neh. 1.
2.
That which remains after a part is done, performed, told or passed.The remnant of my tale is of a length to tire your patience.
Where I may think the remnant of my thoughts.
REM'NANT
,Adj.
And quiet dedicate her remnant life to the just duties of a humble wife. [Little used.]
Definition 2024
remnant
remnant
English
Alternative forms
- remnaunt (obsolete)
Noun
remnant (plural remnants)
- The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
- The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
- Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make quilts.
- An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
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Translations
small portion remaining of a larger thing or group
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remaining fabric at the end of the bolt
unsold end of piece goods
Adjective
remnant (not comparable)
- (archaic) Remaining; still left.
- Fuller
- Because of the remnant dregs of his disease.
- Prior
- And quiet dedicate her remnant life / To the just duties of an humble wife.
- Fuller