Definition of Sepia

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Definition of Sepia

Sepia

The common European cuttlefish.

A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.

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.

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

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Sepia Translations

sepia in Dutch is sepia
sepia in Spanish is calamar

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