sepia

[ see-pee-uh ]

/ ˈsi pi ə /

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noun

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.

adjective

of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink.

Origin of sepia

1560–70; <Latin sēpia cuttlefish, its secretion <Greek sēpía; akin to sêpsissepsis

OTHER WORDS FROM sepia

se·pi·a·like, adjectivese·pic

[see-pik, sep-ik], /ˈsi pɪk, ˈsɛp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby sepia

Seph., Sephardi, Sephardim, Sepharvites, Sepher Torah, sepia, Sepik, sepiolite, sepmag, sepn., sepoy

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Example sentences from the Web for sepia

A sepia photo shows him as a young boy, head in his hands, with a large book open at a bar table.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Painting Moominvalley in sepia to save print costs in The Great Flood, Jansson somehow makes it a riot of imagined color.
Tove Jansson, Queen of the Moomins|John Garth|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each of those women had a sepia photograph on the mantelpiece, of a young man in uniform.
The Tragic, Heroic Women of World War I|Jacqueline Winspear|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both play within a relatively constrained color palette rich in sepia yellow, with strategic daubs of sky blue and red.
You Can Indeed Judge a Book By Its Cover|Brian Gresko|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

With a book about Jane Franklin and her life of letters to her brother Benjamin, sepia yellow connotes yellowing papers.
You Can Indeed Judge a Book By Its Cover|Brian Gresko|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sepia had repressed her rage, and through it looked aggrieved.
Mary Marston|George MacDonald
The eyebrows must be darkened with sepia or Indian ink, and a camel's-hair brush—especially for fair people.
The Peace Egg and Other tales|Juliana Horatia Ewing
Through all the rooms of them glided the form of Sepia, his evil genius.
Mary Marston|George MacDonald
He drank more and more strong drink, fitting fuel to such his passion, and Sepia liked to see him approach with his eyes blazing.
Mary Marston|George MacDonald
The body of the cuttle-fish (Sepia) is thus a very singular structure, somewhat reminding us of certain species of polyps.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for sepia

sepia

/ (ˈsiːpɪə) /

noun

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

adjective

of the colour sepia or done in sepiaa sepia print

Word Origin for sepia

C16: from Latin: a cuttlefish, from Greek; related to Greek sēpein to make rotten

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sepia
释义	sepia [ see-pee-uh ] / ˈsi pi ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sepia ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. adjective of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink. Origin of sepia 1560–70; <Latin sēpia cuttlefish, its secretion <Greek sēpía; akin to sêpsissepsis OTHER WORDS FROM sepia se·pi·a·like, adjectivese·pic [see-pik, sep-ik], /ˈsi pɪk, ˈsɛp ɪk/, adjective Words nearby sepia Seph., Sephardi, Sephardim, Sepharvites, Sepher Torah, sepia, Sepik, sepiolite, sepmag, sepn., sepoy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sepia A sepia photo shows him as a young boy, head in his hands, with a large book open at a bar table. The Bars That Made America Great\|Nina Strochlic\|December 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Painting Moominvalley in sepia to save print costs in The Great Flood, Jansson somehow makes it a riot of imagined color. Tove Jansson, Queen of the Moomins\|John Garth\|August 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Each of those women had a sepia photograph on the mantelpiece, of a young man in uniform. The Tragic, Heroic Women of World War I\|Jacqueline Winspear\|June 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Both play within a relatively constrained color palette rich in sepia yellow, with strategic daubs of sky blue and red. You Can Indeed Judge a Book By Its Cover\|Brian Gresko\|November 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST With a book about Jane Franklin and her life of letters to her brother Benjamin, sepia yellow connotes yellowing papers. You Can Indeed Judge a Book By Its Cover\|Brian Gresko\|November 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Sepia had repressed her rage, and through it looked aggrieved. Mary Marston\|George MacDonald The eyebrows must be darkened with sepia or Indian ink, and a camel's-hair brush—especially for fair people. The Peace Egg and Other tales\|Juliana Horatia Ewing Through all the rooms of them glided the form of Sepia, his evil genius. Mary Marston\|George MacDonald He drank more and more strong drink, fitting fuel to such his passion, and Sepia liked to see him approach with his eyes blazing. Mary Marston\|George MacDonald The body of the cuttle-fish (Sepia) is thus a very singular structure, somewhat reminding us of certain species of polyps. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for sepia sepia / (ˈsiːpɪə) / noun 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 adjective of the colour sepia or done in sepiaa sepia print Word Origin for sepia C16: from Latin: a cuttlefish, from Greek; related to Greek sēpein to make rotten Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sepia fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, copper, cinnamon, russet, puce
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sepia

noun

adjective

Origin of sepia

OTHER WORDS FROM sepia

Words nearby sepia

Example sentences from the Web for sepia

British Dictionary definitions for sepia

noun

adjective

Word Origin for sepia

Words related to sepia