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Topic: CLOTHES AND FASHION

Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: Italian zecchino, from zecca 'place where coins are made', from Arabic sikka 'coin'

sequin

 noun
     
se‧quin [countable]
DC a small shiny flat piece of metal, sewn onto clothes for decoration
—sequined , sequinned adjective
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