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Pronunciation : Se"pi*a, n.; pl. E. Sepias
Part of Speech : L.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Zo?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.

Sepi
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Se"pi*a
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913