Sep"e*li*ble (?), a. [L. sepelibilis, fr. sepelire to bury.] Admitting
of burial. [Obs.] Bailey.
Sep`e*li"tion (?), n. Burial. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Se"phen (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large sting ray of the genus Trygon,
especially T. sephen of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The skin is
an article of commerce.
Se"pi*a (?), n.; pl. E. Sepias (#), L. Sepiæ (#). [L., fr. Gr.
&?;&?;&?; the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zoöl.) (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.
Se"pi*a, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its
composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
Se"pic (?), a. Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia; as, a sepic
drawing.
Sep`i*da"ceous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes
of the genus Sepia.
Sep"i*ment (?), n. [L. sepimentum, saepimentum, from sepire, saepire,
to hedge in.] Something that separates; a hedge; a fence. [R.] Bailey.
Se"pi*o*lite` (?), n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.) Meerschaum. See
Meerschaum.
Se"pi*o*stare` (?), n. [Sepia + Gr. &?;&?;&?; a bone.] (Zoöl.) The bone
or shell of cuttlefish. See Illust. under Cuttlefish.