Relic

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 ]