sepia
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "sepia":
beige, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet, chocolate,
cinnamon, cocoa, cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, drab, dun,
dun-brown, dun-drab, ecru, fawn, fawn-colored, fuscous, grege,
hazel, khaki, lurid, nut-brown, olive-brown, olive-drab, seal,
seal-brown, snuff-colored, sorrel, tan, taupe, tawny, toast,
toast-brown, umber, umber-colored, walnut, walnut-brown,
yellowish-brown
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