sepia
Meanings
Plural: sepias
Noun
- a shade of brown with a tinge of red
- rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
- type genus of the Sepiidae
- A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
- A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
- A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
- A cuttlefish.
Adj
- Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia.
Synonyms
burnt sienna, genus Sepia, mahogany, reddish brown, Venetian red
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