The difference between Lave and Remnant

When used as nouns, lave means the remainder, rest, whereas remnant means the small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.


Lave is also verb with the meaning: to pour or throw out, as water.

Remnant is also adjective with the meaning: remaining.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lave and Remnant

  1. Lave as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  2. Lave as a verb (transitive):

    To draw, as water; drink in.

  3. Lave as a verb (transitive):

    To give bountifully; lavish.

  4. Lave as a verb (intransitive):

    To run down or gutter, as a candle.

  5. Lave as a verb (intransitive, dialectal):

    To hang or flap down.

  6. Lave as a verb (ambitransitive, archaic):

    To wash.

  1. Lave as a noun:

    The remainder, rest; that which is left, remnant; others.

  2. Lave as a noun:

    A crowd

  1. Remnant as a noun:

    The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.

  2. Remnant as a noun:

    The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.

    Examples:

    "Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make [[quilt]]s."

  3. Remnant as a noun:

    An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

  1. Remnant as an adjective (archaic):

    Remaining; still left.

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