Sequin Definition

sēkwĭn
sequins
noun
sequins
An obsolete gold coin of Italy and Turkey.
Webster's New World
A small, shiny ornament or spangle, as a metal disk, esp. one of many sewn on fabric for decoration.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To affix sequins to (a garment, for example).
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Sequin

Noun

Singular:
sequin
Plural:
sequins

Origin of Sequin

  • French from Old French Venetian coin from Italian zecchino from zecca mint from Arabic sikka coin die from sakka to close, coin skk in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint"), from Arabic سكّة (sicca, “die for coining, coin"). Compare zecchin.

    From Wiktionary

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