SEQUIN


Meaning of SEQUIN in English

/ ˈsiːkwɪn; NAmE / noun

a small round shiny disc sewn onto clothing as decoration

►  se·quinned / ˈsiːkwɪnd; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (originally referring to a Venetian gold coin): from French , from Italian zecchino , from zecca a mint, from Arabic sikka a die for coining. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.