Sē'pi-ă, n.

n.; pl. SĒ'PI-Æ. [Lat., from Gr. σηπία, the cuttle-fish or squid.]

1. (Zoöl.) The cuttle-fish. See CUTTLE-FISH.
2. A pigment, formerly supposed to be prepared from the ink of the sepia or cuttle-fish; Indian ink. See INDIAN. Ure.

Sepia tints or pictures, a tint or picture having the rich gray-brown color of Indian ink, or drawn or colored with sepia.