[syn: Sepia, genus Sepia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sepia \Se"pi*a\, a.
Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition;
also, made of, or done in, sepia.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sepia \Se"pi*a\, n.; pl. E. Sepias, L. Sepiae. [L., fr. Gr.
??? the cuttlefish, or squid.]
1. (Zool.)
(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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sepia
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: reddish brown,
sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany]
2: rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
3: type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: Sepia, genus Sepia]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
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:
.