Sequin

Definitions

1. Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.
   historical
2. A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing.

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Examples

“‘Let⟳ him receive⟳ as many robes of honour and thousands of sequins of gold as he hath spoken words.’”

“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 spider's 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...”

“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.”

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