screw-onadj.n.
/ˈskruːɒn/, U.S. /ˈskruˌɑn/ A. adj.
That is fitted or attached by being screwed on; (also) provided with a screw fitting.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with screw > screwable
screwable1844
screw-down1849
screw-on1911
screw-in1912
1911 Quiver Dec. p. lxix/2 The ‘Swan Safety’ [i.e. a pen] is fitted with a screw-on cap of double construction.
1922 Jeweler's Circular 27 Dec. 49/2 The modern fashion is for screw-on earrings.
1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter i. 13 The communion bell had had a screw-on clapper, which had come loose.
1983 Buck & Hickman Catal. 1983–5 §11. 826 Watering can..Galvanized, with screw-on rose.
2009 R. Gardner et al. Ace your Physical Sci. Project ii. 45 Find a small jar with a screw-on lid.
B. n.
An item or component which is fitted or attached by being screwed on; spec. (usually in plural) an earring with a screw fitting which secures it to the ear.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [noun] > manner of attachment
set-on1847
screw-on1934
iron-on1952
1934 Washington Post 5 Apr. 12/1 An F street store has some plain gold bands which clip on to the ear...Unlike the usual screw-ons, they do not pinch.
1967 Electronics 6 Mar. 15/2 (advt.) The screw-on has an OD of only 1/ 8 inch with a mated length of only one inch.
1974 Sunday Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 10 Nov. 4 tb/2 Lee screw-on oil filters...Screw-ons to fit most Ford, Chrysler, G.M. cars.
1984 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Telegr. 25 Nov. /5 She buys, sells and trades all types of bottle caps, including screw-ons.
2004 C. Delaney Investigating Culture vi. 245 Ear piercing..was desired so women could wear earrings without the fear of losing them as was so common with screw-ons or clip-ons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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