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Vestige
/ˈvɛs.tɪdʒ/ noun mediumA small remaining trace or mark of something that used to exist but has mostly disappeared.
The crumbling archway was the last vestige of the castle that once stood on the hill.
Memory Trick
Sounds like 'vest edge' — just a small leftover edge of the original garment, a faint trace of the whole.