se·pi·a
(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.
[Middle English, cuttlefish, from Latin sēpia, cuttlefish, ink, from Greek sēpiā, cuttlefish; perhaps akin to sēpein, to make rotten.]
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sepia
(ˈsiːpɪə)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish
2. (Animals) any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia
3. (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 thiourea
4. (Colours) a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour
5. (Art Terms) a drawing or photograph in sepia
6. (Photography) a drawing or photograph in sepia
adj
7. (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]
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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]
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sepia
- A cuttlefish, the origin of the brown pigment prepared from a secretion of the fish.See also related terms for secretion.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  sepia - a shade of brown with a tinge of redbrick red - a bright reddish-brown color copper color, copper - a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper Indian 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 cuttlefishes pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) | |
| 3. | Sepia - type genus of the Sepiidae mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks family Sepiidae, Sepiidae - true cuttlefishes cuttle, cuttlefish - ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell |
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Translations
لَوْن بُنّي داكِن
sépiesépiový
brunsepia
szépia
dökkbrúnn
tamsiai rusvas
sēpija
sépiový
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sepia
n → Sepia f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sepia
(ˈsiːpiə) noun, adjective (of) a brown colour. a sepia photograph.
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