(n.) An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.
Example Sentences:
(1) It's also, clearly, the beginning of an annual TV tradition, a comforting pool of lamplit nostalgia amid all the sequins and celebrity hoo-hah, with Geoffrey Palmer flapping his jowls exasperatedly as he realises he's packed the wrong rectal tube.
(2) Judy Murray, who will be among the celebrities donning the sequins and fake tan on the new series of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing , has revealed that her tennis champion son Andy warned her she would be a disaster.
(3) World Cup fashion, Brazil-cliche-style: hot pants, thigh-high boots and sequinned bikini tops.
(4) Her wide-shouldered, sequined wardrobe of the 80s has been tossed.
(5) The clothes were high octane – full-length fur coats, moon boots and silver sequined puffa jackets.
(6) Photograph: Ed Steele Photography LLC In Austin circa 2000, everyone knew Leslie, the sequin-loving, bearded transvestite-about-town who eventually ran for mayor.
(7) In an industry known for champagne-drenched parties and sequinned celebrities – and where a crisis usually refers to a snapped stiletto – this newly gritty tone is an unexpected new trend.
(8) As dusk fell in the Catalan capital, sequin-clad local matador Serafín Marín dispatched the last of six bulls on the sand of the packed La Monumental bullring – where touts had been offering tickets at eight times their original price.
(9) In the end, a Prada dress doesn't wear you, you wear the dress, even if it is covered in bottle tops and you leave sequins all over the place when you dance.
(10) As I sat in a sea of streaks, false lashes and sequins, beside a child whose strategy for getting on TV was screaming like a cat and shouting "Naughty Gary" at the top of her voice, it seemed rather parochial.
(11) "I cover myself but under my abaya [Muslim dress] I still want to wear nice, modern clothes," said Fatoumata, 18, as she paid $13 for sequinned Levi's jeans.
(12) The evening dresses encrusted with swirls of moulded sequins were Oscar-worthy, but even better was a black coat appliqued with black roses, the individual chiffon petals of which curled in over the jet beads at the centre.
(13) Most meet their death when a sequin-suited matador finally thrusts a sword into their neck.
(14) The next act is a sequin-clad lady, who’s terrified.
(15) Elsewhere, Emporio Armani had designs in appliqué leather, sequins and in pleated silk.
(16) Ignoring my entreaties that you really didn’t need to dress up to go to a gig, my daughter had her hair tied up with tinsel, her best party dress on and a purple sequined stole.
(17) As Shona says, certain styles and habits are described as "tacky" by Yankovic in this song, and I don't think many will disagree: Ed Hardy shirts, glitter Uggs, pink sequin Crocs.
(18) Women wear leopard print and sequins as well as Atlas silks.
(19) The BBC has vociferously denied accusations of ageism, but the row threatened to take the shine off the sequins.
(20) Sweaters and dresses featured similar scrawled messages rendered in sequins, and a mother-and-child print and a later section of the show used drawings the designers did as children as prints on pretty silk dresses.
Sparkle
Definition:
(n.) A little spark; a scintillation.
(n.) Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
(n.) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
(n.) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
(n.) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
(v. t.) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
(v. t.) To disperse.
(v. t.) To scatter on or over.
Example Sentences:
(1) The sparkling vehicle, larger than a school bus, decorated in tropical colours and equipped with three dental chairs, pulled up in front of its very first school: the Foundation School, where Deamonte had been a student.
(2) English wine is to be the toast of the country’s farmers this week, with more than £100m in sales expected this year for sparkling and still varieties combined, the environment secretary will announce on Wednesday.
(3) Finally, Guardian sports reporter turned ace observationalist Josh Widdicombe has the ability to find the sparkle in the mundane that puts him in line to become the next Sean Lock.
(4) The levels of migration of mineral hydrocarbons from polystyrene cups and glasses have been measured into aqueous food simulants as well as lager, beer, cola, sparkling apple juice, lemon barley water, coffee, hot chocolate, tea, lemon tea and chicken soup.
(5) After a glorious few days, Nick Clegg has had a less than sparkling Monday morning, according to Rachel Younger on Adam Boulton's blog on the Sky News website .
(6) Experts suggest that the popularity of prosecco means it risks becoming a generic term for any sparkling wine that is not champagne.
(7) Inside was the world's biggest map, depicting all of New York state, laid out in sparkling terrazzo, across which troupes of acrobats and dancers would perform, and the animals of the kiddies' petting zoo would snuffle.
(8) The sand was brown-red and the speckles of salt sparkled in the sun.
(9) Two-dimensional echocardiography provided additional features: (1) a more accurate diagnosis of pericardial effusion (67%) and (2) a characteristic "granular sparkling" appearance of the ventricular wall (55%).
(10) The truth is that some of these jokes might not have seemed very funny to the Romans either, no matter how the most sparkling ancient comic might have delivered them.
(11) But early audience figures for Big Brother suggests viewers are missing the celebrity sparkle – such as it was – provided by the likes of Kerry Katona and the show's eventual winner, Paddy Doherty .
(12) Instead, it fell steadily to just above the $1,000 mark, before this year’s sparkling recovery.
(13) Pedro was often the architect on a day when he introduced himself to the Chelsea supporters with a sparkling performance that included a goal and an assist on his debut.
(14) Yvonne Robertson, who had travelled from Glasgow with her district lodge, spoke of "an absolutely amazing day" as her red, white and blue glitter headband sparkled in the sunshine.
(15) Mané, in particular, has become erratic, while Tadic has suffered from the fact that opponents have studied him after his sparkling start to the campaign and increased their efforts to shackle him, partially by curtailing the ability of Southampton’s flying full-backs to support him down the flanks.
(16) A little magic from Messi, who sparkles along the byline and stands one up into the centre.
(17) Add as much of the sparkling water as you need to make a smooth, pliable mixture.
(18) And the sunlight, streaming down through the sparkling clear water, has turned the mother-of-pearl tones below into pure silver.
(19) For the first time, it looked like there was a sparkle in his eyes.
(20) Saponara has been at his sparkling best in the role, relishing the creative licence handed to him in a more central area.