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sequin

verb

  1. cover with sequins literally and figuratively
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noun

  1. disk, lozenge, or other shape used as trimming
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.kwɪn/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of zecchin.

  1. Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.

    ‘Let him receive as many robes of honour and thousands of sequins of gold as he hath spoken words.’

    English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pices stamped with what looked like wisps of string or its of spider's web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to ware them round your neck - nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection...

  2. A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing.

    His ideas of music-hall costumes had never gone beyond short skirts, a swirl of lace, and glittering sequins; but Miss Antonia had expressed herself on that subject in no uncertain terms.

    Neer imagined Jane in tulle and leather and sequins and knew the answer.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of zecchin.

  1. To decorate with sequins.