Particle

PARTICLE

-noun

1. an extremely small piece of matter; speck

2. a very tiny amount; iota

3. a function word, especially (in certain languages) a word belonging to an uninflected class having supra-segmental or grammatical function

4. a common affix, such as re-, un-, or -ness

5. (physics) . a body with finite mass that can be treated as having negligible size, and internal structure

6. (Roman Catholic Church) . a small piece broken off from the Host at Mass

7. (archaic) . a section or clause of a document

In the spotless and

lavender scented sacristy

Not a particle amiss