sequin

(sē′kwin)

noun

an obsolete gold coin of Italy and Turkey
a small, shiny ornament or spangle, as a metal disk, esp. one of many sewn on fabric for decoration

Origin: Fr < It zecchino < zecca, a mint < Ar sikka, stamp, die

See sequin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

transitive verb se·quined, se·quin·ing, se·quins

To affix sequins to (a garment, for example).

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, Venetian coin

Origin: , from Italian zecchino

Origin: , from zecca, mint

Origin: , from Arabic sikka, coin die

Origin: , from sakka, to close, coin; see skk in Semitic roots

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