# mesdemet

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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