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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Which is what makes this hilarious sequin pillow so delightful.
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Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Embellishments stole the spotlight, with Burberry’s sequin fringe and Emilia Wickstead’s floral paillettes.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
The 2-year-old looks adorable in her pink sequin dress, pink headphones, and pink microphone in hand.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Selena Gomez dazzled in a Rodarte sequin dress with a rosette neckline, while Kaia Gerber paid homage to mom Cindy Crawford in a white Herve Leger dress—recreating a look Crawford wore to the 1993 Oscars.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2024
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Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Embellishments stole the spotlight, with Burberry’s sequin fringe and Emilia Wickstead’s floral paillettes.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
The 2-year-old looks adorable in her pink sequin dress, pink headphones, and pink microphone in hand.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Selena Gomez dazzled in a Rodarte sequin dress with a rosette neckline, while Kaia Gerber paid homage to mom Cindy Crawford in a white Herve Leger dress—recreating a look Crawford wore to the 1993 Oscars.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Sequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sequin. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.
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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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