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sepia
[ see-pee-uh ]
noun
- a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- a drawing made with this pigment.
- a dark brown.
- Photography. a print or photograph made in this color.
- any of several cuttlefish of the genus Sepia, producing a dark fluid used naturally for defense and, by humans, in ink.
adjective
- of a brown, grayish brown, or olive brown similar to that of sepia ink.
sepia
/ ˈ²õ¾±Ë±èɪə /
noun
- a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish
- any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia
- a brownish tone imparted to a photograph, esp an early one such as a calotype. It can be produced by first bleaching a print (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour
- a drawing or photograph in sepia
adjective
- of the colour sepia or done in sepia
a sepia print
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±ðp¾±Â·²¹Â·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ²õ±ð·±è¾±³¦ [see, -pik, sep, -ik], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sepia1
Example Sentences
You know she’s the central character because she’s the one who gets all the flashbacks, rendered in the customary sepia tones, each introduced by a sort of heartbeat motif on the soundtrack.
In order to get to France, we have to cruise through Mexico, which, in “Emilia Pérez,†is just France with a sepia filter.
There is a sepia effect from the red, brown and orange hues which can make for more dramatic views.
There's a "sepia effect", Mr Burleigh-Harvey says, referring to red, brown and orange hues which can make for more dramatic views.
The stage frames a sepia portrait of forgotten lives captured at a point before everything is altered for good.
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