mesdemet

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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