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–noun
1.dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
2.Usually, dregs. the least valuable part of anything: the dregs of society.
3.a small remnant; any small quantity.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < ON dreg yeast (pl. dreggjar dregs); c. OSw dräg dregs]
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dreg    Audio Help   (drěg)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The sediment in a liquid; lees. Often used in the plural.
  2. The basest or least desirable portion. Often used in the plural: the dregs of humanity.
  3. A small amount; a residue.


[Middle English dreg, from Old Norse dregg.]

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dregs 
c.1300, from O.N. dregg "sediment," from P.Gmc. *drag-. Replaced O.E. dræst, dærst.

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dregs

noun
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid 

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dregs1 [dregz] noun plural
the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up
Example: the dregs of the wine
Arabic: رواسِب، ثُفْل، ثمالَه
Chinese (Simplified): 残渣
Chinese (Traditional): 殘渣
Czech: sedlina
Danish: bundfald
Dutch: bezinksel
Estonian: sagu
Finnish: pohjasakka
French: lie
German: der Bodensatz
Greek: κατακάθι
Hungarian: üledék
Icelandic: dreggjar, botnfall
Indonesian: endapan
Italian: feccia
Japanese: かす
Latvian: biezumi; nosēdumi
Lithuanian: nuosėdos, padugnės
Norwegian: bunnfall, grums
Polish: osad, fusy
Portuguese (Brazil): resíduo
Portuguese (Portugal): borra
Romanian: drojdie
Russian: осадок
Slovak: usadenina
Slovenian: usedlina
Spanish: heces, poso
Swedish: bottensats
Turkish: tortu, telve, posa
dregs2 [dregz] noun plural
anything worthless
Example: the dregs of society
Arabic: حُثالَه
Chinese (Simplified): 废物
Chinese (Traditional): 廢物
Czech: spodina
Danish: udskud; bundfald
Dutch: uitschot
Estonian: põhjakiht
Finnish: pohjasakka
French: rebut
German: der Abschaum
Greek: απόβρασμα
Hungarian: söpredék
Icelandic: sori, úrhrak
Indonesian: sampah
Italian: feccia
Japanese: くず
Latvian: padibenes; atkritumi
Lithuanian: padugnės
Norwegian: utskudd, berme
Polish: szumowina
Portuguese (Brazil): escória
Portuguese (Portugal): escória
Romanian: droj­die
Russian: подонки
Slovak: spodina
Slovenian: izmeček
Spanish: escoria
Swedish: drägg, avskum
Turkish: ayak takımı, süprüntü, döküntü
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