Both Uses of
remnant
in
David Copperfield
- Howbeit, there was a general breaking up of the party, while the remnants of the dinner were being put away; and I strolled off by myself among the trees, in a raging and remorseful state.†
Chpt 31-33 *
- I mourned for the broken heart that had found rest in the stormy sea; and for the wandering remnants of the simple home, where I had heard the night-wind blowing, when I was a child.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
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(remnant) a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth