clip-on

American  

[klip-on, -awn] / ˈklɪpˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

adjective

1. designed to be clipped on easily, especially by a self-attached clip.

   a clip-on bow tie.

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noun

1. a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.

clip on British  

verb

1. (tr) to attach by means of a clip

2. (intr) to be attached by means of a clip

   this clips on here

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adjective

1. designed to be attached by means of a clip

   a clip-on bow tie

plural noun

1. sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles

Etymology

Origin of clip-on

First recorded in 1905–10; adj., noun use of verb phrase clip on

Example Sentences

The items on RR Auction feature colorful clip-on bow ties from Jobs’ bedroom closet.

From Los Angeles Times

While clip-on microphones and other small yet mighty audio devices are genuinely good for discreet sound recording, the tiny microphone makes everything about itself.

From Salon

The helmets, provided at cost by Tacoma wholesaler Helmets R Us, are foam padded and aerodynamic, with a clip-on visor.

From Seattle Times

He has his own suspect, a Pittsburgh-area man who died in 2002 and had worked in titanium research, matching the titanium particles on the clip-on tie Cooper left on the plane.

From Seattle Times

She handed me a pair of fuchsia clip-on earrings, large plastic stones glued onto cheap metal clasps.

From Salon