remnant

Alternative forms

• remnaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, present participle of remaindre, from Latin remaneō

Noun

remnant (plural remnants)

1. The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
2. 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.

3. An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

Adjective

remnant (not comparable)

1. (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.

Further reading

• remnant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• remnant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• remnant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• manrent