Sepia

Definition:

  • (n.) The common European cuttlefish.
  • (n.) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (a.) Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.

Compare sepia with other words:

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sepia vs. sepic

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sepia vs. sepiolite

photograph vs. sepia

drawing vs. sepia

pigment vs. sepia

cuttlefish vs. sepia

red vs. sepia

brown vs. sepia

color vs. sepia