Through the Eyes of Me

By kjh

Sepia and Cuttlefish

Huh.
The things you learn because you blip, and are looking for things to quote because you aren't feeling clever.

Sepia Meaning and Definition
(n.) The common European cuttlefish.
(n.) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.
(a.) Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
(n.) 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.

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