- (n.) A small, degenerate or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
- (n.) The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost or has perished or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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