From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sepia \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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sepia \Se"pi*a\, n.; pl. E. {Sepias}, L. {Sepiae}. [L., fr. Gr.
??? the cuttlefish, or squid.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) The common European cuttlefish.
(b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous
similar species. See Illustr. under {Cuttlefish}.
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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}.
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{Sepia drawing} or {Sepia picture}, a drawing in monochrome,
made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown
pigments.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sepia
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown},
{sepia}, {burnt sienna}, {Venetian red}, {mahogany}]
2: rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
3: type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: {Sepia}, {genus Sepia}]
From Latin-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-lat-eng]:
sepia
sepia
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
sepia /sepija/
1. sepia
2. sepia
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