I. ˈsē-pē-ə noun
Etymology: Latin, cuttlefish, ink, from Greek sēpia
Date: 1821
1.
a. : a brown melanin-containing pigment from the ink of cuttlefishes
b. : the inky secretion of a cuttlefish
2. : a print or photograph of a brown color resembling sepia
3. : a brownish-gray to dark olive-brown color
II. adjective
Date: 1827
1. : made of or done in sepia
2. : of the color sepia