Definitions
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
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Shiny dress dot”6 letters
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