Sepia — Defs

01 n. The common European cuttlefish.

pl. Sepias, Sepiae ((#))

1.
The common European cuttlefish.(Zool.)
2.
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. See: India

Phrases & compounds

Sepia drawing — a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.

02 a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.

1.
Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.