Both Uses of
remnant
in
Running in the Family
- The snake either entered through the bathroom drain for remnants of water or, finding the porch doors open, came in like a king and moved in a straight line through the living room, dining room, the kitchen and servant's quarters, and out the back, as if taking the most civilized short cut to another street in town.†
p. 135.6remnants = small amounts that remains after the rest is gone
- During certain hours, at certain years in our lives, we see ourselves as remnants from the earlier generations that were destroyed.†
p. 179.1 *
Definition:
a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth