Sepia - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Sepia :  (noun)
1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: reddish brown, burnt sienna, Venetian red]
2: rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
3: type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: Sepia, genus Sepia]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Sepia : \Se"pi*a\, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Sepia : \Se"pi*a\, n.; pl. E. Sepias, L. Sepi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ??? the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.

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 Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India.

Sepia drawing or picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Sepia : 

Standard ECRC Prolog Integrating Applications. Prolog with many extensions including attributed variables ("metaterms") and declarative coroutining. "SEPIA", Micha Meier et al, TR-LP-36 ECRC, March 1988. Version 3.1 available for Suns and VAX. (See ECRC-Prolog). E-mail: .



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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