Remnant

a.	1.	Remaining; yet left. And quiet dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife. - Prior.
n.	1.
	1.	That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue. The remnant that are left of the captivity. - Neh. i. 3. The remnant of my tale is of a length To 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. - Shak.
	3.	(Com.) An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

Noun	1.	remnant - a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists Synonyms: leftover
	2.	remnant - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold Synonyms: oddment, remainder, end

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, residual, residuum, roach, rubbish, ruins, rump, sawdust, scourings, scrap, scraps, shadow, shavings, shred, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, vestige, waste

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