Sequin ("zecchino" in Italian) is a
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Sequin (disambiguation) — Sequin may refer to:* Sequin, a disk shaped bead * Sequin (coin) * Séquin, a family name: See also Seguin … Wikipedia
sequin — [ səkɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1595; chequin 1540; essequin fin XIVe; vénitien zecchino, ar. sikki « pièce de monnaie » 1 ♦ Ancienne monnaie d or de Venise, qui avait cours en Italie et dans le Levant. 2 ♦ Petit disque de métal perforé cousu sur un tissu pour … Encyclopédie Universelle
sequin — 1610s, name of a former Italian and Turkish gold coin, from Fr. sequin, from It. zecchino, from zecca a mint, from Ar. sikkah a minting die. Meaning ornamental disc or spangle is first recorded 1882, from resemblance to a gold coin … Etymology dictionary
Sequin — Se quin, n. [F. sequin, It. zecchino, from zecca the mint, fr. Ar. sekkah, sikkah, a die, a stamp. Cf. {Zechin}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sequin — ► NOUN ▪ a small, shiny disc sewn on to clothing for decoration. DERIVATIVES sequinned (also sequined) adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a former Venetian gold coin: from Italian zecchino, from an Arabic word meaning a die for coining … English terms dictionary
sequin — [sē′kwin] n. [Fr < It zecchino < zecca, a mint < Ar sikka, stamp, die] 1. an obsolete gold coin of Italy and Turkey 2. a small, shiny ornament or spangle, as a metal disk, esp. one of many sewn on fabric for decoration … English World dictionary
sequin — [17] When English first adopted sequin, it was the name of a coin. Its ultimate ancestor was Arabic sikkah, which denoted a die from which coins were minted (in Anglo Indian English from the 17th to the 19th century, a sicca was a newly minted… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sequin — [17] When English first adopted sequin, it was the name of a coin. Its ultimate ancestor was Arabic sikkah, which denoted a die from which coins were minted (in Anglo Indian English from the 17th to the 19th century, a sicca was a newly minted… … Word origins
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 … Wikipedia
sequin — sequined, adj. /see kwin/, n. 1. a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women s clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes. 2. a former gold coin of Venice, introduced in 1284; ducat. 3. a former gold coin of Malta … Universalium
