1a small, shiny disk sewn as one of many onto clothing for decoration.
2 historical a Venetian gold coin.
Derivatives
sequined
(also sequinned)adjective
Origin:
late 16th century(sense 2): from French, from Italian zecchino, from zecca 'a mint', from Arabic sikka 'a die for coining'. sense 1 dates from the late 19th century
