remanent, remnant, rest, relic; leavings, heeltap†, odds and ends,
cheesepairings†, candle ends, orts†; residuum; dregs &c (dirt) 653;
refuse &c (useless) 645; stubble, result, educt†; fag-end; ruins, wreck,
skeleton., stump; alluvium.
surplus, overplus†, excess; balance, complement; superplus†,
surplusage†; superfluity &c (redundancy) 641; survival, survivance†.
V. remain; be left &c adj.; exceed, survive; leave.
Adj. remaining, left; left behind left over; residual, residuary; over,
odd; unconsumed, sedimentary; surviving; net; exceeding, over and
above; outlying, outstanding; cast off &c 782; superfluous &c
(redundant) 641.
40a. [Thing deducted.] Decrement — N. decrement, discount, defect,
loss, deduction; afterglow; eduction†; waste.