Remnant

Noun

 * 1) The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
 * 2) The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
 * Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make quilts.
 * 1) An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

Synonyms

 * relic, residue, remainder
 * remains


 * the rest of

Derived terms

 * nova remnant
 * supernova remnant

Related terms

 * remain
 * remanent

Thesaurus
afterglow, afterimage, balance, bit, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, end, fag end, filings, fossil, fragment, heel, holdover, husks, leavings, leftover, leftovers, odds and ends, offscourings, orts, parings, part, piece, rags, refuse, relic, relics, remainder, remains, residual, residue, residuum, rest, roach, rubbish, ruins, rump, sawdust, scourings, scrap, scraps, shadow, shavings, shred, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, trace, vestige, waste

Etymology
From, contraction of remenant:, from remanant:, present participle of remaindre:, from  remaneo:

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Danish: rest
 * Finnish:, , ,


 * French: reste
 * Italian: resto, rimanenza, avanzo
 * Russian: остаток


 * Italian: scampolo
 * Italian: ritaglio
 * Russian: обрезок, остаток


 * Finnish: jäännöserä
 * French: reste


 * Italian: rimanenza
 * Russian: остаток


 * : retazo