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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
afterglow, afterimage, balance, bit, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, end, fag end, filings, fossil, fragment, heel, holdover, husks, leavings, leftover, leftovers, odds and ends, offscourings, orts, parings, part, piece, rags, refuse, relic, relics, remainder, remains, residual, residue, residuum, rest, roach, rubbish, ruins, rump, sawdust, scourings, scrap, scraps, shadow, shavings, shred, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, trace, vestige, waste
Dictionary Results for remnant:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
remnant
    n 1: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no
         longer exists [syn: leftover, remnant]
    2: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been
       used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Remnant \Rem"nant\ (r?m"nant), a. [OF. remanant, p. pr. of
   remanoir, remaindre. See Remanent, Remain.]
   Remaining; yet left. [R.] "Because of the remnant dregs of
   his disease." --Fuller.
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         And quiet dedicate her remnant life
         To the just duties of an humble wife.    --Prior.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Remnant \Rem"nant\, n. [OF. remanant. See Remnant, a.]
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   1. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed,
      used up, performed, etc.; residue. --Chaucer.
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            The remnant that are left of the captivity. --Neh.
                                                  i. 3.
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            The remnant of my tale is of a length
            To tire your patience.                --Dryden.
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   2. A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit;
      a scrap.
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            Some odd quirks and remnants of wit.  --Shak.
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   3. (Com.) An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons,
      carpets, etc.
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   Syn: Residue; rest; remains; remainder.
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