Sepia
noun — Plural: Sepiae, Sepias
- 1.
- (1. a. A dark brown ink or pigment originally prepared from the secretion of the cuttlefish. b. A drawing or picture done in this pigment. c. A photograph in a brown tint. 2. Color. A dark grayish yellow brown to dark or moderate olive brown) ទឹកមឹក សម្រាប់ប្រើក្នុងគំនូរ, សេប្បា (ទឹកមឹកសម្រាប់ប្រើក្នុងគំនូរ, ទឹកពណ៌ខ្មៅភាវ)
adjective
- 1.
- (1. Color. Of the color sepia. 2. Done or made in sepia) នៃទឹកមឹកសម្រាប់ប្រើក្នុងគំនូរ, នៃសេប្បា (ទឹកមឹកសម្រាប់ប្រើក្នុងគំនូរ, ទឹកពណ៌ខ្មៅភាវ)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Sepiae, Sepias
- 1.
- The common European cuttlefish.
- 2.
- A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species.
- 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 sepia. Cf. India ink, under India.
adjective
- 1.
- Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.