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paste-on

American  
[peyst-on, -awn] / ˈpeɪstˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

adjective

  1. that can be pasted or stuck on.

    canning jars with paste-on labels.


Example Sentences

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When not performing, Mr. Williams could be found playing keno, accompanying the choir during Sunday service at Oak Grove AME Zion Church in Gaithersburg or working on one of the many old cars parked outside his mobile home in Mount Zion, Md. All were adorned in big paste-on letters with the phrase “Guitar Man.”

From Washington Post

Fisher fans took over a blank star on Hollywood Boulevard and used paste-on letters to spell out her name and the phrase “May the force be with you always.”

From Seattle Times

Paste-on letters spell out her name and the phrase “May the force be with you always.”

From Seattle Times

Candles and flowers surround the star, on which paste-on letters spell her name and the phrase “May the force be with you always.”

From Washington Times

Paste-on patterns of zigzag lines or curly-cue swirls create an optical illusion that auto makers hope obscure the design of the car underneath.

From The Wall Street Journal