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).
[ ME (earlier remenant) f. OF remenant f. remenoir REMAIN ]
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).
[ ME (earlier remenant) f. OF remenant f. remenoir REMAIN ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012