Category: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.

Sepia Se"pi*a, a.

Defn: of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; Also, made of, or done in, sepia.