sequin

[ see-kwin ]

/ ˈsi kwɪn /

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noun

a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on clothing, accessories, or 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.

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Also zec·chi·no

[zuh-kee-noh; Italian tsek-kee-naw], /zəˈki noʊ; Italian tsɛkˈki nɔ/, zech·in

[zek-in] /ˈzɛk ɪn/ (for defs. 2-4) .

Origin of sequin

First recorded in 1575–85; from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, equivalent to zecc(a) “mint” (from Arabic sikkah “die, coin”) + -ino -ine²

OTHER WORDS FROM sequin

sequined, adjective

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How to use sequin in a sentence

In past years, party dresses, holiday sweaters and anything with sequins would fly off the racks, but this year she’s stocking more comfortable clothes and tried-and-true home goods.
How Small Retailers Are Getting Creative to Survive a Pandemic Holiday Season|Cady Lang|December 3, 2020|Time
Back on the street with her nervous little dog and a dozen sequined dresses.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a “knock-off of the knock-off,” Ford said, turning a sixty dollar t-shirt into a six-thousand-dollar sequined number.
Tom Ford Nods to Jay Z at London Fashion Week|Liza Foreman|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For evening, there were stunning sequined column dresses, and a few standout dresses printed with embroidered flowers.
Marc Jacobs: Hot & Heavy for Spring 2014 at New York Fashion Week|Isabel Wilkinson|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Long, column dresses in similar floral prints (accented with tassels and sequined bits) came next.
Marc Jacobs: Hot & Heavy for Spring 2014 at New York Fashion Week|Isabel Wilkinson|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Mariachis, in their sequined black suits and sprawling black hats, played and sang.
The Haciendas of Mexico|Paul Alexander Bartlett
Such a gay, gold-sequined blue-green ribbon of a river it looked!
Everyman's Land|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
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

British Dictionary definitions for sequin

sequin

/ (ˈsiːkwɪn) /

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 forms of sequin

sequined, 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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