Both Uses of
remnant
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- The somewhat bewildered remnants of the class, which had dwindled to a third of its size, went on their own across the street for coffee.†
Part 4 *remnants = small amounts that remains after the rest is gone
- The room is a remnant of the bleakness of the thirties, sordid, homemade by a person who didn't know carpentry, but it's dry and has a heater and beds and that's all we want.†
Part 4remnant = a small amount that remains after the rest is gone
Definition:
a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth