1
: an old gold coin of Italy and Turkey
2
: a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
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The human rights attorney’s dress featured a bodice with a straight neckline and a bevy of sequins carefully sewn into the fabric of the dress.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Items with lace, sequins, or embellishments can easily become picked in the wash so washing them inside out keeps the sequins in tact and not getting caught in other garments.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
It was embellished with 250 pink feathers and 3,000 sequins, completed by a four-meter train.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Tune into 'Showgirl' live show Curtains up and sequins on.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Items with lace, sequins, or embellishments can easily become picked in the wash so washing them inside out keeps the sequins in tact and not getting caught in other garments.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
It was embellished with 250 pink feathers and 3,000 sequins, completed by a four-meter train.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Tune into 'Showgirl' live show Curtains up and sequins on.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sequin
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“Sequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sequin. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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sequin
noun
se·quin
ˈsē-kwən 
: a small piece of shiny metal or plastic used as an ornament especially on clothes
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