sequin

[see-kwin]

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noun

a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
a former gold coin of Venice, introduced in 1284; ducat.
a former gold coin of Malta, introduced c1535.

a former gold coin of Turkey, introduced in 1478.

Also zecchino, zechin (for defs 2–4).

Origin of sequin

1575–85; < French sequin < Italian zecchino, equivalent to zecc(a) mint (< Arabic sikkah die, coin) + -ino -ine²

Related formsse·quined, adjective

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Related Words for sequined

trim, sprinkle, star, light, decorate, stud, garnish, dot, adorn, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flash, ornament, sparkle, coruscate, glimmer, glitter, sequin

Examples from the Web for sequined

Contemporary Examples of sequined

Back on the street with her nervous little dog and a dozen sequined dresses.
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Peter Pomerantsev
November 11, 2014
Long, column dresses in similar floral prints (accented with tassels and sequined bits) came next.
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Isabel Wilkinson
September 14, 2013
Sequined dresses were shown with long, thigh-grazing sweaters in dark, wintry colors.
Marc Jacobs: Hot & Heavy for Spring 2014 at New York Fashion Week
Isabel Wilkinson
September 14, 2013
Emma: I have three boxes full of sequined and tulle thingamajigs that go in my hair.
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Noah Charney
August 29, 2012
Does she actually make the transition from sequined Barbie to leading lady?
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Ramin Setoodeh
October 14, 2011

Historical Examples of sequined

She thrilled to the look, and the desert spirit made her screen her face from it, with a sequined gauze scarf which she wore.
The Golden Silence
C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Mariachis, in their sequined black suits and sprawling black hats, played and sang.
The Haciendas of Mexico
Paul Alexander Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for sequined

sequin

noun

a small piece of shiny often coloured metal foil or plastic, usually round, used to decorate garments, etc
Also called: zecchino any of various gold coins that were formerly minted in Italy, Turkey, and Malta

Derived Formssequined, adjective

Word Origin for sequin

C17: via French from Italian zecchino, from zecca mint, from Arabic sikkah die for striking coins

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Word Origin and History for sequined

sequin

1610s, name of a former Italian and Turkish gold coin, from French sequin (17c.), from Italian zecchino, name of a Venetian coin, from zecca "a mint," from Arabic sikkah "a minting die." Meaning "ornamental disc or spangle" is first recorded 1882, from resemblance to a gold coin. Related: Sequined (1890).