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单词 fag ends
释义

fag end

noun

1
a
: a poor or worn-out end : remnant
b
: the extreme end
2
a
: the last part or coarser end of a web of cloth
b
: the untwisted end of a rope

Synonyms

  • end
  • leftover
  • oddment
  • remainder
  • remnant
  • scrap
  • stub
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Example Sentences

a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth

Word History

Etymology

earlier fag, from Middle English fagge flap

First Known Use

circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

fag ends

noun

plural of fag end
as in remainders
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • remainders
  • scraps
  • remnants
  • ends
  • rests
  • leftovers
  • pieces
  • stubs
  • remains
  • odds and ends
  • oddments
  • refuses
  • residues
  • pickings
  • leavings
  • fragments
  • scrapings
  • residuals
  • stumps
  • chips
  • slivers
  • balances
  • vestiges
  • flakes
  • ribbons
  • splinters
  • shreds
  • tatters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wholes
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