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Webster 1913 Edition


Sepia

Se′pi-a

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Sepias
(#)
, L.
Sepiae
(#)
.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] the cuttlefish, or squid.]
1.
(Zool.)
(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
Sepia picture
,
a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.

Se′pi-a

,
Adj.
Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.

Definition 2024


sépia

sépia

See also: sepia and Sepia

French

Noun

sépia m (plural sépias)

  1. sepia

Adjective

sépia m, f (invariable)

  1. sepia

Portuguese

Noun

sépia f (plural sépias)

  1. cuttlefish (any squid-like mollusc of the genus Sepia)
  2. sepia (dark brown pigment)

Synonyms