trace - noun

a just detectable amount

an indication that something has been present

a suggestion of some quality

a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

trace - verb

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
• make a mark or lines on a surface
• to go back over again
• pursue or chase relentlessly
• discover traces of
• make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
• copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
• read with difficulty

trace - thesaurus

decipher   delineate   describe   draw   follow   ghost   hint   hound   hunt   line   retrace   shadow   suggestion   tincture   touch   tracing   vestige