Something remaining, esp. after the rest has been used; the residue, remains, leftovers. singular. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > leavings after main part exhausted (14) leaving1340 Something remaining, esp. after the rest has been used; the residue, remains, leftovers. singular. Obsolete. leavingc1350 Something remaining, esp. after the rest has been used; the residue, remains, leftovers. In plural. beleavingc1440 That which is left, a leaving. residence?1545 Remains, leftovers. rare. afterings1609 That which remains or is left; the remnant, the remains; (Theology) a part of the suffering of Christ that remains in the flesh of man. Now Scottish… refuse1665 The leavings of someone or something. Obsolete. fleeting-milka1670 skim-milk; in quot. figurative. tailings1764 plural. A name for the inferior qualities, leavings, or residue of any product; foots, bottoms. Grain or flour of inferior quality; tail grain, etc. rinsing1812 figurative and in figurative contexts. With negative connotation, and in plural with of. Leftovers, ‘dregs’. Cf. fag end, n. 1. Now rare. Subcategories:— after a process (4) — remaining in cask or package (1) |
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