Meanings (ES + gloss)
cequí • sequí
Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred year…
‘Let him receive as many robes of honour and thousands of sequins of gold as he hath spoken words.’
lentejuela
A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing.
His ideas of music-hall costumes had never gone beyond short skirts, a swirl of lace, and glittering sequins; but Miss Antonia had expressed herself on that subject in no uncertain…
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