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Definition of Sequin

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

Definition of Sequin

1. n. 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 Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.

Definition of Sequin

1. Noun. (historical) Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey. ¹

2. Noun. A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sequin

1. to affix sequins (shiny ornamental disks) to [v -ED, -ING, -S]

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Literary usage of Sequin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... which was discovered by Menzies in 1796, and from imperfect sequin (Ital. ... The Tuscan sequin is worth $2-313 ; the Turkish varies according to the ..."

2. History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850 by John William De Forest (1851)
"Their chieftain, Sow- heag, was sometimes called, by the English, sequin ; although this was apparently not his real name, but only another version of the ..."

3. History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850 by John William De Forest (1853)
"Their chieftain, Sow- heag, was sometimes called, by the English, sequin; although this was apparently not his real name, but only another version of the ..."

4. Money and Civilization: Or, A History of the Monetary Laws and Systems of by Alexander Del Mar (1886)
"... The dir- hem — Ratio 6| to 1 — Christian states of Spain — The Moors — Moorish sequin — History of the Maravedi — Money of Aragon — Origin of £, s, ..."

5. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"same.— Arab. sikka(K], sakk, the same. Rich. Diet., pp. 839, 837. Cf. sequin. Sick. (E.) ME sik, slk. ASsfoc. ..."

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