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Word entry · 6 letters

sequin

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"Shiny dress dot"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsiː.kwɪn/Part of speech nounSorted einqsuStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing

Word origin

Borrowed from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of zecchin.

Used in a sentence

  • ‘Let him receive as many robes of honour and thousands of sequins of gold as he hath spoken words.’
  • His ideas of music-hall costumes had never gone beyond short skirts, a swirl of lace, and glittering sequins; but Miss Antonia had expressed herself on that subject in no uncertain terms.
  • Neer imagined Jane in tulle and leather and sequins and knew the answer.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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