sequined

English

Alternative forms

• sequinned

Etymology

Etymology tree

English sequin

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Old English -ed

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz

Old English -od

Middle English -ed

English -ed

English sequined

From sequin + -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːkwɪnd/

Adjective

sequined (comparative more sequined, superlative most sequined)

1. Decorated with sequins.

   She wore a blue sequined dress.

   • 1954, Ian Fleming, “Table Z”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 57:

     She was naked except for a brief vee of black lace and a black sequined star in the centre of each breast and the thin black domino across her eyes.

   • 1988, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza, Die Hard, spoken by John McClane (Bruce Willis):

     Was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really like those sequined shirts.

   • 2026 April 23, Hannah Mylrea, “Olivia Dean live in Glasgow: a new popstar’s victory lap”, in NME‎^[1], archived from the original on 31 July 2026:

     As the opening riffs of megawatt single ‘Nice To Each Other’ kick in, the curtains open, revealing [Olivia] Dean in a sequinned pink gown, flanked by a slick band.

Synonyms

• besequined

Derived terms

• unsequined

Translations

decorated with sequins

• Czech: pošitý flitry