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   Sepia , n.; pl. E. Sepias , L. Sepiae . [L., fr. Gr.  the cuttlefish, or squid.]
    (Zool.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species.
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   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.
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   Sepia drawing or Sepia picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.
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   Sepia, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
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