mesdemet

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Egyptian msdmt, where the vowels are uncertain; they are added on the basis of the conventional Egyptological pronunciation. Compare Coptic ⲥⲧⲏⲙ (stēm).

Noun[edit]

mesdemet (uncountable)

  1. A pigment made from stibnite and/or galena, once used in Egypt as an eye cosmetic.
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