Definition of "sequin" []

• A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle. (noun)
• A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino. (noun)
• To affix sequins to (a garment, for example). (verb-transitive)

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• "The word sequin made him open his ears, and without giving me his opinion of the abolition of that tax upon the French, he pretended I ought to account with him for the others, promising me at the same time equivalent advantages."
• "The word sequin made him open his ears, and without giving me his opinion of the abolition of that tax upon the"
• "It could have called it a "sequin" or anything else, but it chose to call it a "dollar.""