单词	sepia
释义	sepiase‧pi‧a /ˈsiːpiə/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsepia Origin: 1300-1400 Latin ‘cuttlefish’, from Greek; because the color is obtained from a liquid in cuttlefishes' bodies Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Like a subject of one of Edward S. Curtis's sepia photographs, her face is wrinkled but beautiful. My aunts seemed very far away, faded, sepia photographs stuck in some childhood album. Prominent among the pictures is an 1854 sepia photograph of Jonathan Pickering, the bewhiskered company founder. Sadly, it is far from clear where, if anywhere, industrial workforces fit in Mr Major's sepia notions of community. The patient's general state as well as her history of prolapse suggested that sepia be given. The photograph has faded, as fifties color photos do, to a kind of sepia. Under the same date, neatly inscribed in copperplate writing with sepia ink, was the name Sarah Byrne. word sets WORD SETS► Colours amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sepia photograph (=used about a black and white photograph that has shades of brown, in a way that is typical of old photographs)· an 1854 sepia photograph of Jonathan Pickering, the company founder COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► photograph · Prominent among the pictures is an 1854 sepia photograph of Jonathan Pickering, the bewhiskered company founder.· My aunts seemed very far away, faded, sepia photographs stuck in some childhood album. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► sepia photograph/print My aunts seemed very far away, faded, sepia photographs stuck in some childhood album. Prominent among the pictures is an 1854 sepia photograph of Jonathan Pickering, the bewhiskered company founder. 1a dark reddish-brown colour2sepia photograph/print a photograph, picture etc, especially an old one, that is dark reddish-brown3a dark reddish-brown ink used for drawing
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