SEPIAS

Noun

sepias

plural of sepia

Anagrams

• Aspies, aspies, asspie, paises

Source: Wiktionary

SEPIA

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