Definition of: sepia

(sē′pē·ə) noun
1. A reddish–brown pigment prepared from the ink of the cuttlefish; the color of this pigment.
2. A picture done in this pigment.
3. The ink of the cuttlefish.
4. Any of a genus (Sepia) of decapod mollusks having an internal shell, especially the common Atlantic cuttlefish (S. officinalis).
—adjective Executed in or colored like sepia; dark–brown with a tinge of red. [<L <Gk. sēpia a cuttlefish]