All 3 Uses of
remnant
in
The Road, by McCarthy
- Remnants of rotted hair on the pillow.†
remnants = small amounts that remains after the rest is gone
- His feet were still wrapped in the remnants of the coat and the shreds of tarp and...
*
- On the rocks the remnants of some dark seamoss.†
Definition:
a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth