2. Verb. (third-person singular of palimpsest) ¹
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Definition of Palimpsests
1. palimpsest [n] - See also: palimpsest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palimpsests
Literary usage of Palimpsests
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"In the case of Latin palimpsests, it is generally true that lower minuscule writing,
... Some variety, also, is found in the language of the palimpsests. ..."
2. Journals Kept in France and Italy from 1848 to 1852: With a Sketch of the by Nassau William Senior (1871)
"palimpsests therefore are very rare. The probability is that there does not exist
one of real value.' We talked of the relics that were exhibited yesterday. ..."
3. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1897)
"Am. Mining Chronicle, vol. x, p. 68, Sept. 1st, 1855. iar)9. Report on the State
House artesian well at Columbus. O. 42 pp. THE STUDY OF NATURAL palimpsests ..."
4. Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy: Including the Papal States, Rome by John Murray (Firm) (1843)
"... composed chiefly of palimpsests. The library then contained 10660 MSS., of
which 8500 were Latin and 2160 Greek. The Palatine library, belonging to ilie ..."
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