The Only Use of
vestige
in
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- Not a vestige of it was to be seen.
p. 35.1vestige = a trace of something
Definition:
a remaining trace (little bit of something) that was previously abundant
In biology, vestige (especially in the form vestigial) references a part of the body that is underdeveloped and no longer used, but which formally was an important body part. As in: Darwin believed vestigial organs are evidence of evolution.