screw cap
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of screw cap
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The inquiry saw images of the unusual perfume container, which was made up of a glass bottle, a silver screw cap and a white nozzle, similar to what would be found in a throat spray.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
It also offered a teaching moment: When I first removed the screw cap, the wine tasted a bit sulfury.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2017
The wine is under screw cap, making it easier for restaurant staff to open bottles.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2017
Ms. Groth is trying to persuade them to adopt screw cap bottles instead of using corks.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2016
If the warning lasts some minutes, the patient should carry with him, a bottle of uncoated one-hundredth-grain tabloids of Nitroglycerin, replacing the screw cap with a cork, so that they can quickly be extracted.
From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George
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