Definition
| • | The common European cuttlefish. |
| • | A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia. |
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