Both Uses of
remnant
in
1984 by Orwell
- Beneath the overalls his body was looped with filthy yellowish rags, just recognizable as the remnants of underclothes.†
p. 271..1 *
- They had pulled out the remnants of his teeth and given him a new set of dentures.†
p. 274..8
Definition:
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(remnant) a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth