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Word of the day August 1
The Word of the Day for August 1 is:
palimpsest • \PAL-imp-sest\ • (noun) 1. writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; 2. something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface
A little more information about today’s word:
In olden days, writing surfaces were so rare that they were often used more than once. "Palimpsest" originally described an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn't completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents thus recovered from a palimpsest.
My sentence (using definition #1):
The archaeologists discovered that the old parchment was a palimpsest, and they were able to use it to recover an ancient manuscript.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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