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relique n. 遗物;遗迹;遗风;纪念品 遗物;遗迹;遗风;纪念品 Relic \ Rel" ic\ ( r? l"? k), n. [ F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl., akin to relinquere to leave behind. See { Relinquish}.] [ Formerly written also { relique}.] 1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. -- Chaucer. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster] The relics of lost innocence. -- Kebe. [ 1913 Webster] The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. [ 1913 Webster] There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by Dryden' s awful dust. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. [ 1913 Webster] The pearls were spilt; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept. -- Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster]
Relique \ Re* lique"\ ( r?- l? k"), n. [ F.] See { Relic}. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
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