Found 2 items, similar to Sepia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sepia sepia n 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: genus Sepia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sepia Sepia \Se"pi*a\, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Sepia drawing or Sepia picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments. [1913 Webster]