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Definition of Roman sepia

Roman sepia
Sepia Se"pi*a, n.; pl. E. Sepias, L. Sepi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ??? the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish. 2. 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. Sepia drawing or picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.

Meaning of Roman sepia from wikipedia

- the Latinized form of the Gr**** σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish. Sepia ink was commonly used for writing in Greco-Roman civilization. It remained in common use...
- in Gritty Sepia" The New York Times, May 2, 2003 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone rottentomatoes.com, retrieved February 21, 2018 The Roman Spring of Mrs...
- to 25 cm (6 to 10 in), with the largest species, the giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama), reaching 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and over 10.5 kg (23 lb)...
- 085265 Sepias (Ancient Gr****: Σηπιάς) was a town of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, near the cape of the same name. Strabo relates that Sepias was one...
- to extensively use digital color correction to give the film an autumnal sepia-tinted look. It was released by Buena Vista Pictures in North America, while...
- Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film is shot entirely in sepia. The film is based on the real story of a Soviet Internal Troops soldier...
- Cooper (tpb, 112 pages, 1995, ISBN 0-7851-0119-5) Published in duoshade sepia tones as The Last Temptation (tpb, 104 pages, Dark Horse, 2005, ISBN 1-56971-455-X;...
- clearly in a black and white photographic negative than in its natural sepia color, an effect discovered in 1898 by Secondo Pia, who produced the first...
- a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Sepias". Dictionary of Gr**** and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. v t e...
- the ears of the lynx. All coat colors and divisions in the traditional, sepia, and mink categories are accepted. Since the cats have very strong claws...