sepia

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for sepia

sepia 🔊 /siˈpiʌ/

sepia : සීපියා

sepia : දුඹුරු වර්ණයක්

sepia definition

Noun.

  1. The common European cuttlefish.
  2. A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.
  3. 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 sepiAdjective. Cf. India ink, under India.

Adjective. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.