sepia.
A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
Meaning & usage
A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
A cuttlefish.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia.
Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia.
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