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Ear-screw

A type of ear ornament (often included in the general terms ear-ring or ear-clip) that is worn by being secured to the lobe of the ear by pressure.

The pressure is applied by a flat-headed screw that is attached to the ornament by a loop of wire passing below the lobe.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson