vestigen.

Brit.

/ˈvɛstɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈvɛstɪdʒ/

Etymology: < French vestige, < Latin vestīgium footstep, footprint, trace, mark, etc. Compare earlier vestigy n.

I. A surviving trace; a memorial.

a. A mark, trace, or visible sign of something, esp. a building or other material structure, which no longer exists or is present; a piece of material evidence of this nature; something which remains after the destruction or disappearance of the main portion.In the singular frequently in negative phrases.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > trace or vestige > [noun]

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signacle1768

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souvenir1844

latent1920

plural.

1602 J. Colville Parænese To Ministres sig. u ii Not..farder..nor vnto ye vall of Septimius Seuerus..vharof the vestiges yit Remane.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 297 We see the beginning of a Vault..with the Vestiges of the Stair upon it.

1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery II. 136 The vestiges of different buildings, and the walls of a small chapel, still remain.

1816 Sir H. Davy in Faraday's Exp. Res. (1859) 4 Vestiges of extinct volcanoes exist in all the low countries on the western side of the Appennines.

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. viii. 459 They had not been molested by enemies. But more than once they had seen vestiges of them in smoking hamlets and ruined bridges.

1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 243 Others wandered thither, seeking vestiges of old inheritance.

singular.1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 240 Of these there is not the least Vestige remaining.1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 370 No..vestige of the inflammable principle [will] appear.1766 Ld. Kames Remarkable Decisions Court of Session 1730–52 63 There was no remaining vestige of any moveable effects.1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 98 Not the least vestige of a slough could be perceived.1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church xii. 140 A vestige of some ancient fabric may be seen..near the church.1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. ix. 280 There is now scarce vestige left of any building prior to the fifteenth century.

b. A surviving memorial or trace of some condition, quality, practice, etc., serving as an indication of its former existence. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retrospection, reminiscence > [noun] > old memories > something preserved from past

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a1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 324 The once mighty Capüa..now nothing but an heape of rubbish, with some goodly Vestigias of its pristine magnificence, discover'd in the remaining pieces of Temples..Vaults, Collossas &c.

1792 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 378 That line of policy which government has pursued:..that, I mean, of wearing out the vestiges of conquest.

1805 J. Foster Essays I. i. iii. 35 The vestiges of the first indelible impression.

a1850 J. C. Calhoun Wks. (1874) III. 282 These consolidation doctrines sweep away at a blow every vestige of State Rights.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 197 A toll..drove away the last vestige of lawful traffic.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 71 Modern enquirers..have also detected..the vestiges of a patriarchal state still surviving.

c. Without of, in preceding senses.

ΚΠ

1735 J. Thomson Greece: 2nd Pt. Liberty 404 Scarce any trace remaining, vestige grey, Or nodding column..To point where Corinth, or where Athens stood.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 127 A mode..that I think will..leave no vestiges behind.

1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 32 A solid body of stone..which exhibits no manner of vestige or leader whatever to point out which way the coal is gone.

1814 W. Scott Border Antiq. I. 1 This ancient baronial edifice is now in ruins,..and nothing scarcely remains but a few melancholy vestiges, which [etc.].

1830 G. A. Cooke Topogr. Descr. Surrey 68 Not a vestige is now standing, but the coloured bricks, stones, etc...prove that the materials have not been entirely destroyed.

d. A very small or slight trace, indication, or amount (of something); a particle, a scrap.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a slight touch or trace

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trace1827

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spicing1844

smudgea1871

ghost1887

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 111 If it contains the least vestige, the slightest taint,..precipitation follows.

1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 223 On all the vestiges of truth attend, And let them guide you to a decent end.

1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 334 The mountain..appeared to me to be without any vestige of stratification.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ix. 298 Not a vestige of green pasturage was to be descried.

1884 Christian Commonw. 12 June 824/1 The general ruck and run of our politicians have scarcely a vestige of lofty motive or noble principle.

2. Biology. A surviving trace of some part formerly existing in the species; a vestigial organ or structure (see quot. 1886²).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [noun] > vestigial organ or structure

vestige1859

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species (1860) xiii. 454 Rudimentary organs,..as..the vestige of an ear in earless breeds.

1868 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 10) II. iii. xxxv. 274 The aquatic reptile called Proteus anguinus,..which retains only the vestiges or rudiments of eyes.

1886 J. A. Ryder in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 80 On investigating the condition of the vestiges of these limbs we find that the skeletal parts have actually been arrested.

1886 J. A. Ryder in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 80 note Structures which are disappearing should be called vestiges.

II. An impression remaining on a surface.

a. A mark or trace left on the ground by the foot; a footprint; a track. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > trace or vestige > [noun] > left by the passage of something > of a person or animal > track of footprints > footprint

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lastOE

foot sporeOE

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pelmatogram1890

paw print1894

1656 T. Blount Glossographia (following Cooper) Vestige, the print of a mans foot, a footstep, a trace, or track, or mark of any thing.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Vestige Step, foot-step, vestiges.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xxxvii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 307 Who with unwearied feet could e'er impress The sand with such enormous vestiges?

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. iii. xi. 363 In a dry country a bare foot leaves little print to common eyes; but one of these people..will pursue a robber by these vestiges for a distance that seems incredible.

figurative.1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. I. i. 8 A country where prophet comes after prophet, and each treads out the last vestige from the sand.

b. transferred. An impression made upon the brain by an image. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > product of perception

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knowledgea1398

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utter-wit1495

cognizance1635

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cognitiona1822

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vestige1885

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [noun]

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vestige1885

1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory i. ii. §2 Through the senses, external objects act upon the brain,..leaving a durable vestige there.

1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory i. ii. §8 An image of sense or fancy, persistent in proportion to the depth of the cerebral vestige.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vestige
释义	vestigen. Brit. /ˈvɛstɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈvɛstɪdʒ/ Etymology: < French vestige, < Latin vestīgium footstep, footprint, trace, mark, etc. Compare earlier vestigy n. I. A surviving trace; a memorial. 1. a. A mark, trace, or visible sign of something, esp. a building or other material structure, which no longer exists or is present; a piece of material evidence of this nature; something which remains after the destruction or disappearance of the main portion.In the singular frequently in negative phrases. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > trace or vestige > [noun] signa1382 stepa1382 ficchingc1384 marka1400 tracesc1400 scentc1422 footstep?a1425 tidinga1440 relicc1475 smell?a1505 stead1513 vestigy1545 print1548 token1555 remnant1560 show1561 mention1564 signification1576 footing?1580 tract1583 remainder1585 vestige1602 wrack1602 engravement1604 footstepping1610 resent1610 ghost1613 impression1613 remark1624 footprint1625 studdle1635 vestigium1644 relict1646 perception1650 vestigiary1651 track1657 symptom1722 signacle1768 ray1773 vestigia1789 footmark1800 souvenir1844 latent1920 plural. 1602 J. Colville Parænese To Ministres sig. u ii Not..farder..nor vnto ye vall of Septimius Seuerus..vharof the vestiges yit Remane. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 297 We see the beginning of a Vault..with the Vestiges of the Stair upon it. 1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery II. 136 The vestiges of different buildings, and the walls of a small chapel, still remain. 1816 Sir H. Davy in Faraday's Exp. Res. (1859) 4 Vestiges of extinct volcanoes exist in all the low countries on the western side of the Appennines. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. viii. 459 They had not been molested by enemies. But more than once they had seen vestiges of them in smoking hamlets and ruined bridges. 1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 243 Others wandered thither, seeking vestiges of old inheritance. singular.1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 240 Of these there is not the least Vestige remaining.1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 370 No..vestige of the inflammable principle [will] appear.1766 Ld. Kames Remarkable Decisions Court of Session 1730–52 63 There was no remaining vestige of any moveable effects.1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 98 Not the least vestige of a slough could be perceived.1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church xii. 140 A vestige of some ancient fabric may be seen..near the church.1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. ix. 280 There is now scarce vestige left of any building prior to the fifteenth century. b. A surviving memorial or trace of some condition, quality, practice, etc., serving as an indication of its former existence. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retrospection, reminiscence > [noun] > old memories > something preserved from past tracesc1400 record1563 relic1624 vestigea1660 a1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 324 The once mighty Capüa..now nothing but an heape of rubbish, with some goodly Vestigias of its pristine magnificence, discover'd in the remaining pieces of Temples..Vaults, Collossas &c. 1792 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 378 That line of policy which government has pursued:..that, I mean, of wearing out the vestiges of conquest. 1805 J. Foster Essays I. i. iii. 35 The vestiges of the first indelible impression. a1850 J. C. Calhoun Wks. (1874) III. 282 These consolidation doctrines sweep away at a blow every vestige of State Rights. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 197 A toll..drove away the last vestige of lawful traffic. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 71 Modern enquirers..have also detected..the vestiges of a patriarchal state still surviving. c. Without of, in preceding senses. ΚΠ 1735 J. Thomson Greece: 2nd Pt. Liberty 404 Scarce any trace remaining, vestige grey, Or nodding column..To point where Corinth, or where Athens stood. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 127 A mode..that I think will..leave no vestiges behind. 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 32 A solid body of stone..which exhibits no manner of vestige or leader whatever to point out which way the coal is gone. 1814 W. Scott Border Antiq. I. 1 This ancient baronial edifice is now in ruins,..and nothing scarcely remains but a few melancholy vestiges, which [etc.]. 1830 G. A. Cooke Topogr. Descr. Surrey 68 Not a vestige is now standing, but the coloured bricks, stones, etc...prove that the materials have not been entirely destroyed. d. A very small or slight trace, indication, or amount (of something); a particle, a scrap. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a slight touch or trace specec1330 taste1390 lisounc1400 savourc1400 smatcha1500 smell?a1505 spice1531 smack1539 shadow1586 surmise1586 relish1590 tang1593 touch1597 stain1609 tincture1612 dasha1616 soula1616 twanga1640 whiff1644 haut-goût1650 casta1661 stricturea1672 tinge1736 tinct1752 vestige1756 smattering1764 soupçon1766 smutch1776 shade1791 suspicion1809 lineament1811 trait1815 tint1817 trace1827 skiff1839 spicing1844 smudgea1871 ghost1887 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 111 If it contains the least vestige, the slightest taint,..precipitation follows. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 223 On all the vestiges of truth attend, And let them guide you to a decent end. 1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 334 The mountain..appeared to me to be without any vestige of stratification. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ix. 298 Not a vestige of green pasturage was to be descried. 1884 Christian Commonw. 12 June 824/1 The general ruck and run of our politicians have scarcely a vestige of lofty motive or noble principle. 2. Biology. A surviving trace of some part formerly existing in the species; a vestigial organ or structure (see quot. 1886²). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [noun] > vestigial organ or structure vestige1859 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species (1860) xiii. 454 Rudimentary organs,..as..the vestige of an ear in earless breeds. 1868 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 10) II. iii. xxxv. 274 The aquatic reptile called Proteus anguinus,..which retains only the vestiges or rudiments of eyes. 1886 J. A. Ryder in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 80 On investigating the condition of the vestiges of these limbs we find that the skeletal parts have actually been arrested. 1886 J. A. Ryder in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 80 note Structures which are disappearing should be called vestiges. II. An impression remaining on a surface. 3. a. A mark or trace left on the ground by the foot; a footprint; a track. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > trace or vestige > [noun] > left by the passage of something > of a person or animal > track of footprints > footprint trod946 lastOE foot sporeOE tread?c1225 stepc1290 footstepa1300 solec1325 tracta1547 footprint1552 traces1552 footing1563 foot track1600 accub1623 vestigating1634 vestige1656 seal1686 sign1692 footmark1756 stabble1863 pelmatogram1890 paw print1894 1656 T. Blount Glossographia (following Cooper) Vestige, the print of a mans foot, a footstep, a trace, or track, or mark of any thing. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Vestige Step, foot-step, vestiges. a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xxxvii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 307 Who with unwearied feet could e'er impress The sand with such enormous vestiges? 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. iii. xi. 363 In a dry country a bare foot leaves little print to common eyes; but one of these people..will pursue a robber by these vestiges for a distance that seems incredible. figurative.1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. I. i. 8 A country where prophet comes after prophet, and each treads out the last vestige from the sand. b. transferred. An impression made upon the brain by an image. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > product of perception imagea1393 knowledgea1398 appearancea1400 utter-wit1495 cognizance1635 conusance1635 cognoscence1647 perception1690 cognitiona1822 trans-impressiona1834 percept1864 vestige1885 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [noun] huea1000 imagination1340 imagea1393 portraiturea1393 trowc1460 fume1531 imaginary1594 phantasm1594 trajection1594 representationa1602 idolum1619 object1651 tablature1661 fancy1663 representamen1677 phantom1686 presentment1817 fantasy1823 projection1836 visuality1841 thought-picture1844 imago1863 vestige1885 1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory i. ii. §2 Through the senses, external objects act upon the brain,..leaving a durable vestige there. 1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory i. ii. §8 An image of sense or fancy, persistent in proportion to the depth of the cerebral vestige. 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