Definizione monolingua

sequin

sequin (plural sequins)

1. (historical) Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pices stamped with what looked like wisps of string or its of spiders web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to ware them round your neck - nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection...

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

Definizione dizionario sequin

	zecchino
	Italian/Turkish coin

	lustrino
	sparkling spangle used for decoration of ornate clothing:

	pailette
	sparkling spangle used for decoration of ornate clothing:

paillettes

Altri significati:

A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing.

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