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sepiae

sepiae


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sepia  \Se"pi*a\,  n.;  pl  E.  {Sepias},  L.  {Sepi[ae]}.  [L.,  fr 
  Gr  ???  the  cuttlefish,  or  squid.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  common  European  cuttlefish. 
  b  A  genus  comprising  the  common  cuttlefish  and  numerous 
  similar  species.  See  Illustr.  under  {Cuttlefish}. 
 
  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}. 
 
  {Sepia}  {drawing  or  picture},  a  drawing  in  monochrome,  made 
  in  sepia  alone,  or  in  sepia  with  other  brown  pigments.