SEPIA


Meaning of SEPIA in English

se ‧ pi ‧ a /ˈsiːpiə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'cuttlefish' , from Greek ; because the color is obtained from a liquid in cuttlefishes' bodies ]

1 . a dark reddish-brown colour

2 . sepia photograph/print a photograph, picture etc, especially an old one, that is dark reddish-brown

3 . a dark reddish-brown ink used for drawing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.