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 
    verb
  
 To affix sequins to (a garment, for example).
 American Heritage 
Other Word Forms of Sequin
Noun
Singular:
 sequinPlural:
 sequinsOrigin 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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