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Zechin

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se⋅quin

  [see-kwin]
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–noun
1. a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
2. a former gold coin of Venice, introduced in 1284; ducat.
3. a former gold coin of Malta, introduced c1535.
4. a former gold coin of Turkey, introduced in 1478.
Also, zecchino, zechin (for defs. 2–4).

Origin:
1575–85; < F sequin < It zecchino, equiv. to zecc(a) mint (< Ar sikkah die, coin) + -ino -ine 2

Related forms:
sequined, adjective

zec⋅chi⋅no

  [zuh-kee-noh; It. tsek-kee-naw]
–noun, plural -ni  [-nee] .
sequin (defs. 2–4).
Also, zech⋅in  [zek-in] .

Origin:
1610–20; < It. See sequin
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zec·chi·no   (zě-kē'nō)   
n.   pl. zec·chi·ni (-nē) or zec·chi·nos also zec·chins or zech·ins
See sequin.

[Italian; see sequin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sequin 
1617, name of a former Italian and Turkish gold coin, from Fr. sequin, from It. zecchino, from zecca "a mint," from Ar. sikkah "a minting die." Meaning "ornamental disc or spangle" is first recorded 1882, from resemblance to a gold coin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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