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a shade of brown with a tinge of red

genus of the Sepiidae

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

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.

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.

The European cuttlefish; a darkbrown paint prepared from the black secretion or ink of the cuttlefish.

Inky secretion of cuttle fish which it ejects when pursued.

A fine brown pigment prepared from the "ink" of the cuttlefish: Indian or China ink.

has been used as an absorbent, and is often added to tooth-powders.

The cuttlefish.

A carbonaceous pigment obtained from S. officinalis and other cephalopods.

n. [Greek] the cuttlefish, a genus of the Cephalopods of several species; — a dark pigment prepared from the black juice secreted in certain glands of the cuttle-fish of India;—a brown pigment prepared from the secretions of the cuttle-fish of the Mediterranean ; hence, used Objectively to note a kind of drawing or sketching in water-colour with a dark background, and prevailing tone or hue of brown.