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sepia

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sepia  \Se"pi*a\,  a. 
  Of  a  dark  brown  color,  with  a  little  red  in  its  composition; 
  also  made  of  or  done  in  sepia. 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sepia 
  n  1:  a  shade  of  brown  with  a  tinge  of  red  [syn:  {reddish  brown}, 
  {burnt  sienna},  {Venetian  red}] 
  2:  rich  brown  pigment  prepared  from  the  ink  of  cuttlefishes 
  3:  type  genus  of  the  Sepiidae  [syn:  {Sepia},  {genus  Sepia}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  SEPIA 
 
  Standard  ECRC  Prolog  Integrating  Applications.  Prolog  with 
  many  extensions  including  attributed  variables  ("metaterms") 
  and  declarative  coroutining  "SEPIA",  Micha  Meier 
    et  al  TR-LP-36  ECRC,  March  1988.  Version  3.1 
  available  for  Suns  and  VAX.  (See  ECRC-Prolog).  E-mail: 
  .




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