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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REM'NANT, n. [contracted from remanent. See Remain.]
1. Residue; that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part.
The remnant that are left of the captivity. Nehemiah 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, a. Remaining; yet left.
And quiet dedicate her remnant life to the just duties of a humble wife. [Little used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-French remanant, from present participle of remaindre to remain — more at remain Date: 14th century 1. a. a usually small part, member, or trace remaining b. a small surviving group — often used in plural 2. an unsold or unused end of piece goods II. adjective Date: 1550 still remaining

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a small remaining quantity. 2 a piece of cloth etc. left when the greater part has been used or sold. 3 (foll. by of) a surviving trace (a remnant of empire). Etymology: ME (earlier remenant) f. OF remenant f. remenoir REMAIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. And quiet dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife. --Prior.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Remnant Rem"nant, n. [OF. remanant. See Remnant, a.] 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 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. Syn: Residue; rest; remains; remainder.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(remnants) 1. The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed. Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring... N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. A remnant is a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply. N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

rem'-nant: Remnant is the translation of yether, "what is left over" (De 3:11; 28:54; Jos 12:4, etc.); of she'-ar, "the rest" (Ezr 3:8 the King James Version; Isa 10:20,21,22; 11:16, etc.; Ze 1:4); more frequently of she'-erith, "residue," etc. (2Ki 19:4,31; 2Ch 34:9; Ezr 9:14; Isa 14:30, etc.). As the translation of the last-mentioned two words, "remnant" has a special significance in the prophecies of Isaiah, as denoting "a holy seed," or spiritual kernel, of the nation which should survive impending judgment and become the germ of the people of God, being blessed of God and made a blessing (compare Mic 2:12; 4:7; 5:7,8; 7:18; also Ze 2:7; 3:13; Hag 1:12,14; Zec 8:6; Joe 2:32). Paul, in Ro 9:27, quotes from Isa 10:22 f, "the remnant (kataleimma, "what is left over"] shall be saved"; compare also Ro 11:5 (where the word is leimma) with 2Ki 19:4. Several other Hebrew words are less frequently translated "remnant": 'ahar, "after"; yathar, "to be left over," etc.; in the New Testament (the King James Version) we have also loipos, "left," "remaining" (Mt 22:6; Re 11:13, etc.).

For "remnant" the Revised Version (British and American) has "overhanging part" (Ex 26:12), "rest" (Le 14:18, etc.); on the other hand gives "remnant" for "posterity" (Ge 45:7), for "rest" (Jos 10:20; 1Ch 4:43; Isa 10:19), for "residue" (Hag 2:2; Zec 8:11), etc.

W. L. Walker

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Residue, remainder, remains, rest. 2. Scrap, fragment, piece, little bit.

Moby Thesaurus

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