Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sepias"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
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.
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