writing material such as a parchment or tablet used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased.
writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times [n -S]
in its original use refers to writing material such as a parchment manuscript used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased the underlying text is said to be in palimpsest.
Something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form
A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain