| Definitions of 'sepia' |
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1. (noun) reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany
a shade of brown with a tinge of red
2. (noun) sepia
rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
3. (noun) Sepia, genus Sepia
type genus of the Sepiidae
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| Definitions of 'sepia' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sepia
of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia
2. (noun) sepia
the common European cuttlefish
3. (noun) sepia
a genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish
4. (noun) sepia
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
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