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sepia

(sē′pē ə)

noun

a dark-brown pigment prepared from the inky fluid secreted by cuttlefish
a dark reddish-brown color
a drawing or photographic print in this color

Origin: ModL, name of a genus of cuttlefishes < L, the cuttlefish < Gr sēpia < sēpein, to cause to rot (from the inky fluid emitted), akin to sapros, rotten

adjective

of sepia
dark reddish-brown

See sepia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
A dark grayish yellow brown to dark or moderate olive brown.

adjective