sepia
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pi noun
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.
adjective
6.
of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink.
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sepia (ˈsiːpɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish |
| 2. | any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia |
| 3. | a brownish tone imparted to a photograph, esp an early one such as a calotype. It can be produced by first bleaching a print (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea |
| 4. | a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour |
| 5. | a drawing or photograph in sepia |
| —adj | |
| 6. | of the colour sepia or done in sepia: a sepia print |
| [C16: from Latin: a cuttlefish, from Greek; related to Greek sēpein to make rotten] | |
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Word Origin & History
sepia
"rich brown pigment," 1821, from It. seppia "cuttlefish" (borrowed with that meaning in Eng. by 1569), from L. sepia "cuttlefish," from Gk. sepia, related to sepein "to make rotten" (cf. sepsis). The color was that of brown paint or ink prepared from the fluid secretions
of the cuttlefish. Meaning "a sepia drawing" is recorded from 1863.
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Computing Dictionary
SEPIA definition
Standard ECRC Prolog Integrating Applications. Prolog with many extensions including attributed variables ("metaterms") and declarative coroutining. "SEPIA", Micha Meier micha@ecrc.de et al, TR-LP-36 ECRC, March 1988. Version 3.1 available for Suns and VAX. (See ECRC-Prolog). E-mail: sepia-request@ecrc.de.
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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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Example sentences
They were done in soft focus and sepia tones which were to become trademarks for his later works.
The images are done in a sepia tone, giving it an odd, timeless feel despite the jetpacks and robots.
In a dish of grilled squid, the sepia tails are basically sausage casings, stuffed with a spicy mix of chorizo and rice.
The sepia artwork gives the impression of looking at an old photograph album.
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