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sequin

sequin

35 3.2
A small shiny disc that people sew onto clothes to decorate them
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːkwɪn/
translation icon : lentejuela
  • Everyone's wearing sequins right now.
  • gold sequins
  • metallic sequins

So I want to mention the Eloquent gets sequins really, really right.

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Examples

  • We're going to need more sequins here.

  • And then we have this fully sequin beautiful evening dress.

  • All right, let's go with the sequin crop top.

  • OK, so be sure to check out my Royal Purple Sequin flair dress.

  • She had a sequin dress made with the Bros logo.

  • Bought a long black dress today, covered with sequins in the timorous shapes of stars.

    Academic text (2015)
  • On the floor in the center is a dazzling blue sequin-filled rosette.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I actually found this strapless feather sequin corset maxi dress in black.

  • She wore a stunning dress adorned with sequins that sparkled under the lights.

  • The costume designer decided to add sequins to the actor's outfit for extra flair.

Synonyms

spangle
vssequin
3 7.2

A small flat shiny piece sewn on clothes to make them sparkle

is specifically disc shaped and sewn onto garments as decoration
paillette
vssequin
1 9.6

A small shiny disc that decorates clothes or crafts

is mainly sewn onto garments as decoration rather than used in crafts
diamante
vssequin
1 8.0

A small shiny decoration used on clothes or bags

is a flat disc shape usually sewn onto garments rather than gemlike

Antonyms

6 5.1

Plain in appearance with no decoration

How Sparkly

glitter
35 1.6
sequin
35 3.2
matte
  • US
14 5.3

Surface Forms

sequin singular
sequins plural

Etymology

The word sequin comes from the Italian word zecchino, which was the name of a 'small gold coin' once used in Venice and originally from an Arabic word for 'coin'. Because those coins were shiny discs, the name later came to mean the little shiny pieces sewn onto clothes, so a sequin is like a tiny coin you wear.