sepia

se·pi·a

S0272200 (sē′pē-ə)n.1. a. A dark brown ink or pigment originally prepared from the secretion of the cuttlefish.b. A drawing or picture done in this pigment.c. A photograph in a brown tint.2. A dark grayish yellow brown to dark or moderate olive brown.adj.1. Of the color sepia.2. Done or made in sepia.

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[Middle English, cuttlefish, from Latin sēpia, cuttlefish, ink, from Greek sēpiā, cuttlefish; perhaps akin to sēpein, to make rotten.]

sepia

(ˈsiːpɪə) n1. (Elements & Compounds) a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish2. (Animals) any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia3. (Photography) 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 thiourea4. (Colours) a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour5. (Art Terms) a drawing or photograph in sepia6. (Photography) a drawing or photograph in sepiaadj7. (Colours) Also (rare): sepic of the colour sepia or done in sepia: a sepia print. 8. (Art Terms) Also (rare): sepic of the colour sepia or done in sepia: a sepia print. 9. (Photography) Also (rare): sepic of the colour sepia or done in sepia: a sepia print. [C16: from Latin: a cuttlefish, from Greek; related to Greek sēpein to make rotten]

se•pi•a

(ˈsi pi ə)

n., pl. pi•as,
adj. n. 1. a brown pigment obtained from the secretion of various cuttlefish and used in drawing. 2. a drawing made with sepia. 3. a dark brown. 4. a print or photograph made in this color. adj. 5. of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink. [1560–70; < Latin sēpia cuttlefish < Greek sēpía]

sepia

- A cuttlefish, the origin of the brown pigment prepared from a secretion of the fish.See also related terms for secretion.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sepia - a shade of brown with a tinge of redburnt sienna, reddish brown, Venetian red, mahoganybrown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturationbrick red - a bright reddish-brown colorcopper color, copper - a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copperIndian red - a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
	2.	sepia - rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishespigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	3.	Sepia - type genus of the Sepiidaegenus Sepiamollusk genus - a genus of mollusksfamily Sepiidae, Sepiidae - true cuttlefishescuttle, cuttlefish - ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell

Translations

深棕色的

sepia

(ˈsiːpiə) noun, adjective (of) a brown colour. a sepia photograph. 深棕色的 深棕色的