1. sepia(n = noun.attribute) burnt sienna, mahogany, reddish brown, venetian red - a shade of brown with a tinge of red;
is a kind of brown, brownness
has particulars: brick red, copper, copper color, indian red
2. sepia(n = noun.substance) - rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes;
is a kind of pigment
3. sepia(n = noun.animal) genus sepia - type genus of the Sepiidae;
is a kind of mollusk genus
is a member of family sepiidae, sepiidae
1. The common European cuttlefish. [1913 Webster]
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
Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia. [1913 Webster]
sepia, n.
1 a dark reddish-brown colour.
2 a a brown pigment prepared from a black fluid secreted by cuttlefish, used in monochrome drawing and in water-colours. b a brown tint used in photography.
3 a drawing done in sepia.
4 the fluid secreted by cuttlefish.
Etymology:
L f. Gk sepia cuttlefish
N brown, bister ocher, sepia, Vandyke brown, brown, bay, dapple, auburn, castaneous, chestnut, nut-brown, cinnamon, russet, tawny, fuscous, chocolate, maroon, foxy, tan, brunette, whitey brown, fawn-colored, snuff-colored, liver-colored, brown as a berry, brown as mahogany, brown as the oak leaves, khaki, sun-burnt, tanned.