end, remainder, remnant, oddment
(noun) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
leftover, remnant
(noun) a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
Source: WordNet® 3.1
remnant (plural remnants)
The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
• (small remaining portion): relic, residue, remainder, lave; See also remainder
• (unsold end of piece goods): remains
remnant (not comparable)
(archaic) Remaining; still left.
• manrent
Source: Wiktionary
Rem"nant (rm"nant), a. Etym: [OF. remanant, p. pr. of remanoir, remaindre. See Remanent, Remain.]
Definition: Remaining; yet left. [R.] "Because of the remnant dregs of his disease." Fuller. And quiet dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife. Prior.
Rem"nant, n. Etym: [OF.remanant. See Remnant, a.]
1. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue. Chaucer. The remnant that are left of the captivity. Neh. i. 3. The remnant of my tale is of a length To tire your patience. Dryden.
2. A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap. Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. Shak.
3. (Com.)
Definition: An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
Syn.
– Residue; rest; remains; remainder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
