[see-pee-uh] 
| 1. | a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing. |
| 2. | a drawing made with this pigment. |
| 3. | a dark brown. |
| 4. | Photography. a print or photograph made in this color. |
| 5. | any of several cuttlefish of the genus Sepia, producing a dark fluid used naturally for defense and, by humans, in ink. |
| 6. | of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink. |
[see-pik, sep-ik] , adjective | se·pi·a (sē'pē-ə) n.
[Middle English, cuttlefish, from Latin sēpia, cuttlefish, ink, from Greek sēpiā, cuttlefish; perhaps akin to sēpein, to make rotten.] |
SEPIA
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sepia
dyestuff, coloured brown with a trace of violet, that is obtained from a pigment protectively secreted by cuttlefish or squid. Sepia is obtained from the ink sacs of these invertebrates. The sacs are speedily extracted from the bodies and are dried to prevent putrefaction. The sacs are then dissolved in dilute alkali, and the resulting solution is filtered. The pigment thus obtained is precipitated with dilute hydrochloric acid and is then washed, filtered, and dried. The chemically inert pigment is fairly permanent and is used as a drawing ink and as an artist's watercolour, particularly in monochrome
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