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Meaning Of Sepia
n.
The common European cuttlefish.
n.
A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous
similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.
n.
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.
a.
Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition;
also, made of, or done in, sepia.