palimpsest vs sheet

palimpsest

noun
  • A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written. 

  • The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one. 

  • Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form. 

  • Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface. 

  • Memory that has been erased and re-written. 

  • Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity. 

verb
  • To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse. 

  • On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day. 

sheet

noun
  • A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. 

  • A layer of veneer. 

  • A sail. 

  • A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. 

  • A thin, flat layer of solid material. 

  • A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail. 

  • The area of ice on which the game of curling is played. 

  • Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall. 

  • A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking. 

  • A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface. 

  • An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. 

  • The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers. 

verb
  • To form into sheets. 

  • Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily. 

  • To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material. 

  • To trim a sail using a sheet. 

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