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1. i. pul, payet. pul, payet. i. pul, payet. venedik altını, altın para (süs), pul (süs), payet.
2. eski Venedik Cumhuriyetinin altın sikkesi; pul, payet, payet.
3. pul. payet.
4. giysilerde süs pulu. payet.

Etymology : French, from Italian zecchino, from zecca mint, from Arabic sikkah die, coin
Pronunciation : 'sE-kw&n
Function : noun
Date : 1617

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1. former gold coin used in Venice; small shiny disk used for decoration on clothing. sequin\se"quin\ , n. [f. sequin, it. zecchino, from zecca the mint, fr. ar. sekkah, sikkah, a die, a stamp. cf. zechin.] an old gold coin of italy and turkey. it was first struck at venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other italian cities, and by the levant trade was introduced into turkey. it is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.
2. the different kinds vary somewhat in value. [written also chequin, and zequin.]sequin adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing [syn: spangle, diamante].
3. An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey.
4. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey.
5. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25.
6. The different kinds vary somewhat in value. adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing.
7. Sequins are small, shiny discs that are sewn on clothes to decorate them. The frocks were covered in sequins, thousands of them. a small shiny flat piece of metal, sewn onto clothes for decoration sequinned (zecchino, from zecca , from sikka ).