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clip-on
[ klip-on, -awn ]
adjective
- designed to be clipped on easily, especially by a self-attached clip:
a clip-on bow tie.
noun
- a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
clip on
verb
- tr to attach by means of a clip
- intr to be attached by means of a clip
this clips on here
adjective
- designed to be attached by means of a clip
a clip-on bow tie
plural noun
- sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clip-on1
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Example Sentences
The Golden Girls The Dutch sure do take their glowing hairpieces and clip-on earrings seriously.
The added hair appears to be a mini-weave, probably involving clip-on tracks.
I imagine John Adams would have had been unenthused if John Quincy had come home with a clip-on tie.
Cooper came up with a clip-on microphone that officers could use within walking distance of the car “base.”
Rumours that Lego are producing a new clip-on Pippa Bum are unfounded.
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