Both Uses of
trace
in
The Last Battle
- CHAPTER THREE THE APE IN ITS GLORY "MASTER Horse, Master Horse," said Tirian as he hastily cut its traces, "how came these aliens to enslave you?†
Chpt 3
- "It was much the same for us in the railway carriage," said the Lord Digory, wiping the last traces of the fruit from his golden beard.†
Chpt 13 *
Definition:
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(trace as in: found a trace of) a small quantity; or any indication or evidence ofThe exact meaning of this sense of trace depends upon its context. For example:
- a small indication that something was present -- as in "The plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean without leaving a trace."
- a very small amount of something -- as in "The blood test showed a trace of steroids."
- any evidence of something -- as in "We did not find a trace of the gene."