Both Uses of
remnant
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- The sentry rubbed his cigarette out on the plank wall of the box, then took a leather tobacco pouch from his pocket, opened the paper of the dead cigarette and emptied the remnant of used tobacco into the pouch.†
Chpt 3 *
- Up until yesterday you preserved some remnants of manhood.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(remnant) a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth