sequin

Everyday

1. A sequin is a small, flat, shiny disc sewn onto clothes to sparkle. tree →
2. (old use) A sequin is a gold coin, as in fairy tales about treasure. tree →

In the lessons

in old tales, treasure of gold coins, often hidden in the ground; in clothes, a shiny spot that sparkles

Examples

• Our father left us each a thousand sequins. tree →
• She placed a purse full of sequins in the old woman's hand. tree →
• I dug up the three thousand sequins I had buried. tree →

Note

each sequin counts as one coin or one disc, so a count of sequins is an ordinary count of single pieces