Sepia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
  2. a drawing made with this pigment.
  3. a dark brown.
  4. a print or photograph made in this color.
  5. any of several cuttlefish of the genus Sepia, producing a dark fluid used naturally for defense and, by humans, in ink.
adjective
  1. of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink.
noun
  1. a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish
  2. any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia
  3. a brownish tone imparted to a photograph, esp an early one such as a calotype. It can be produced by first bleaching a print (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  4. a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour
  5. a drawing or photograph in sepia
adjective
  1. of the colour sepia or done in sepia
Sepia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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