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SEPIA
Sepia, genus Sepia
(noun) type genus of the Sepiidae
sepia
(noun) rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sepia (countable and uncountable, plural sepias)
A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. [from 1820s]
A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
(by extension, countable) A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
(archaic, countable) The cuttlefish. [from 16th c.]
Adjective
sepia (comparative more sepia, superlative most sepia)
(colour) Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
Anagrams
• Aspie, aspie, paise
Source: Wiktionary
Se"pi*a, n.; pl. E. Sepias, L. Sepiæ. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Zoöl.) (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.
Definition: Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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