sepia
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
a drawing made with this pigment.
a dark brown.
Photography. a print or photograph made in this color.
any of several cuttlefish of the genus Sepia, producing a dark fluid used naturally for defense and, by humans, in ink.
of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink.
Origin of sepia
1Other words from sepia
- se·pi·a·like, adjective
- se·pic [see-pik, sep-ik], /ˈsi pɪk, ˈsɛp ɪk/, adjective
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How to use sepia in a sentence
Dark, grim, and terrifying … Botticelli had crafted his Map of Hell with a depressing palate of reds, sepias, and browns.
Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and Oversimplifications | Noah Charney | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the sun set the Persians rowed back towards their anchorage inside Cape Sepias.
Famous Sea Fights | John Richard HaleNight was coming on, and the Persians anchored in eight long lines off Cape Sepias.
Famous Sea Fights | John Richard HaleThe Sepias, which inhabit the seas of all quarters of the globe, like the other cephalapoda, are carnivorous.
Doctor Fleming found the remains of sepias in its stomach, and also small fishes.
Tales of Fishes | Zane Grey
Including sepias, oils and watercolors, there must be almost 300 pictures.
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British Dictionary definitions for sepia
/ (ˈsiːpɪə) /
a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish
any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia
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
a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour
a drawing or photograph in sepia
of the colour sepia or done in sepia: a sepia print
Origin of sepia
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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