Etymology

mesdemet

M3E1S1D2E1M3E1T1

Today it means: A pigment made from stibnite and/or galena, once used in Egypt as an eye cosmetic. Full definition →

Egyptian msdmt
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  1. Egyptian · borrowed frommsdmt
  2. English todaymesdemet

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

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