sepia

¹se·pia

noun \ˈsē-pē-ə\

Definition of SEPIA

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

Origin of SEPIA

Latin, cuttlefish, ink, from Greek sēpia

First Known Use: 1821

Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop