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Definition: Sequin |
SequinNoun1. Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sequin" was first used: 1617. (references) |
Etymology: Sequin \Se"quin\, noun. [French expression sequin, Italian zecchino, from zecca the mint, from Ar. sekkah, sikkah, die, stamp. Compare to Zechin.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: SequinSynonyms: diamante (n), spangle (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sequin |
| English words defined with "sequin": Chequing ♦ Zechin, Zequin. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Sequin" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Manx (sequin). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Have we an internal sequin issue to deal with, Benjamin? (Benny and Joon ; writing credit: Barry Berman) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| "Sequin" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sequin" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 12 | 101,599 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "sequin" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Sequin | Last name | 130 | 60,359 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
sequin | 50 | motif sequin | 4 |
sequin gown | 43 | purse sequin | 3 |
sequin top | 28 | red sequin shoes | 3 |
sequin applique | 26 | ribbon sequin | 3 |
sequin dress | 24 | sequin tube top | 3 |
sequin appliques | 18 | baseball cap sequin | 3 |
sequin trim | 12 | bloomers cheerleading sequin | 3 |
flip flop sequin | 12 | jacket sequin | 3 |
fabric sequin | 11 | sequin shirt | 3 |
sequin shoes | 9 | sequin tank top | 3 |
sequin tx | 9 | clothing sequin | 3 |
sequin vest | 9 | baseball hat sequin | 3 |
sequin texas | 8 | jacket sequin tuxedo | 2 |
sequin skirt | 7 | sequin supplier | 2 |
sequin bikini | 7 | sequin pants | 2 |
sandal sequin | 6 | sequin costume | 2 |
bra sequin | 5 | sequin shirt t | 2 |
sequin thong | 5 | appraisal county district sequin | 2 |
pin sequin | 5 | material sequin | 2 |
sequin hat | 4 | evening gown sequin | 2 |
isd sequin | 4 | fabric liquid sequin | 2 |
butterfly sequin top | 4 | ||
fabric liquid sequin | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "sequin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | xhixhë, temin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الترترة (spangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | стара турска монета, стара венецианска монета, пайета. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zlatá mince, flitr (Spangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پولک (Shale, Tinsel), سکه زرقدیمی درایتالیاوعثمانی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | paletti (palette). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | paillette. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zechine. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κόσμημα φορέματοσ, σεκίνι, πούλια, φλώρι (florin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לוחית מתכת מבריק", "יסקית עטור, צ צית. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | flitter (paillette, spangle, tinsel), zecchino, régi olasz aranypénz. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | paglietta (boater, chaff, scourer, Spangle, straw hat), lustrino (Spangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sequin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | equinsay cequim. (various references) цехин, блестка на платье. (various references) cekin, šljokica (paillette, spangle, tinsel). (various references) cequí. (various references) sekin, paljett (paillette, Spangle). (various references) เครื่องประ"ับโลหะทรงกลมแวววาว, ประกอบ"้วยโลหะแวววาว. (various references) venedik altını, pul (flake, lamella, lamina, rove, scale, scutcheon, Spangle, squama, stamp, tinsel, trichome, washer), payet, altın para (denarius, gold). (various references) jдjek (shard, spangle). (various references) блискітка на сукні. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Arabic | 500-Modern | sikkah. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sequin": sequined, sequinned, sequins. (additional references) | |
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"Sequin" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dequeen, Dequi, equan, equin, hequi, pequena, Renquin, Sajuin, saqqo, seeque, sekuin, senquin, seqoui, sequa, sequan, Sequanna, seque, sequed, sequen, Sequenza, sequey, sequi, sequia, sequil, sequine, sequing, sequoin, sequor, Seurin, Sezuan, soquin, squan, squin, squing, squink, squinn. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sequin" (pronounced sē"kwi'n) |
| 3 | -w i' n | sanguine. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-n-q-s-u" | |
-1 letter: quins. | |
-2 letters: quin, sine. | |
-3 letters: ens, ins, nus, sei, sen, sin, sue, sun, suq, uns, use. | |
-4 letters: en, es, in, is, ne, nu, si, un, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-n-q-s-u" | |
+1 letter: cinques, equines, inquest, quinces, quintes, requins, sequins, uniques. | |
+2 letters: antiques, enquires, inquests, inquiets, inquires, questing, question, quickens, quietens, quinelas, quinines, quinones, quinsies, quintets, sequined, squinted, squinter, squireen, uniquest, unquiets. | |
+3 letters: aequorins, antiquers, enquiries, equations, equinoxes, esquiring, henequins, heniquens, inquirers, inquiries, piquances, quaintest, quantiles, quantizes, queenship, queenside, questions, quickness, quiescent, quietness, quinaries, quinellas, quinielas, quintiles, quitrents, quotients, ramequins, sequinned, squeaking, squealing, squeezing, squegging, squinched, squinches, squinnied, squinnier, squinnies, squinters, squintest, squintier, squireens. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 71 75 69 6E |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . --.- ..- .. -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01110001 01110101 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e q u i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0071 0075 0069 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537183877580 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Usage Frequency 7. Names: Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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