1. a manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased and often legible 2. an object, place, or area that reflects its history
I saw this word in an article about Sufjan Stevens in Plan B Magazine: “. My world is an enchanted palimpsest that explodes on a daily basis in multicoloured powder clouds of storytelling. I used to see a rainbow and believe it was a sign of God’s promise to Noah.”