Sepia
WordNet
noun
(1) Type genus of the Sepiidae
(2) A shade of brown with a tinge of red
(3) Rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From sepia, from ‘cuttlefish’.
Noun
- The cuttlefish.
- A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
- (colour) A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
- A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
Quotations
- 1985 — Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, p 209
- Only now did he realise how few colours there had been at the end of the universe. The world had been sepia, drained of colour and light.
See also
- black and white
- color
- cuttlefish
- ink sac
- Appendix:Colours