Look up: sequin

1. sequin
   [n] - adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
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2. Sequin
   Se'quin noun [ French sequin , Italian zecchino , from zecca the mint, from Arabic sekkah , sikkah , a die, a stamp. Confer Zechin .] An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about th...
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3. sequin
   spangle noun adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
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4. Sequin
   • (n.) An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.
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5. Sequin
   The sequin was a gold coin first struck at Venice at the end of the 13th century.
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6. Sequin
   `Sequins` are disk-shaped beads used for decorative purposes. They are available in a wide variety of colors and geometrical shapes. Sequins are commonly used on clothing, jewelry, bags and other accessories. Large sequins, fastened only at the top, have been used on billboards and other signage, pa...
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7. Sequin
   (coin) (1382-1400), one of a long list of Venetian doges under whom sequins were minted. The `sequin` () is a g--> of .986 gold, minted by the Republic of Venice from the 13th century onwards. The design of the Venetian gold ducat, or `zecchino`, remained unchanged for over 500 years, from it...
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