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Sepia

Sepia Meaning & Definition
Sepia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sepia?

[n] type genus of the Sepiidae
[n] a shade of brown with a tinge of red
[n] rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sepia: burnt sienna | genus Sepia | reddish brown | Venetian red

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sepia:

See Also | brick red | brown | brownness | copper | copper color | cuttle | cuttlefish | family Sepiidae | Indian red | mollusk genus | pigment | Sepiidae

Sepia In Webster's Dictionary

\Se"pi*a\, n.; pl. E. {Sepias}, L. {Sepi[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr. ??? the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under {Cuttlefish}. 2. A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms {Roman sepia}. Cf. {India ink}, under {India}. {Sepia} {drawing or picture}, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.
\Se"pi*a\, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.

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