Definition of sepia Sepia

/siˈpiʌ/ - [seepeeu] - se•pi•a

We found 16 definitions of sepia from 6 different sources.

What does sepia mean?

Noun Plural: sepias
sepia - type genus of the Sepiidae
		genus Sepia
		mollusk genus a genus of mollusks
		family sepiidae, sepiidae true cuttlefishes
sepia - rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
sepia - a shade of brown with a tinge of red
		reddish brown, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany
		brownness, brown an orange of low brightness and saturation
		brick red a bright reddish-brown color
		copper color, copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

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sepia (Noun)
The cuttlefish.
sepia (Noun)
A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
sepia (Noun)
Colour A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
sepia (Noun)
A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
sepia (Adjective)
Colour Of a dark reddish-brown colour.

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

sepia
A rich brown pigment produced from the ink of cuttlefish.
sepia
Synthetic pigment that corresponds to the color of the ink of cuttlefish.

sepia
sē′pi-a, n. a fine, brown pigment used as a water-colour—from the ink-bag of a few species of cuttle-fish: Indian or China ink: a genus of cuttle-fishes.—n.pl. Sēpiā′cea, a group of cephalopods, same as Sēpiidæ.—n. Sēpiadā′rium, a genus of cuttles.—adjs. Sēpiā′rian, Sē′piāry, Sēpidā′ceous, Sē′pioid; Sē′pic, done in sepia, as a drawing.—ns. Sē′piost, Sepiostaire′, Sē′pium, cuttle-bone. [L.,—Gr. sēpia, the cuttle-fish.]

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