sepia

Noun

Synonyms: reddish brown burnt sienna Venetian red mahogany Sepia genus Sepia

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

a shade of brown with a tinge of redSynonyms: reddish brown burnt sienna Venetian red mahogany
rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
type genus of the SepiidaeSynonyms: Sepia genus Sepia

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. 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. [1913 Webster]

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SEPIA

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