Secure ear fastening
Leverback describes a type of earring closure with a hinged wire that curves behind the earlobe and clicks into place.
The mechanism provides more security than a simple hook while remaining easy to open and close.
Leverback earrings are popular for dangling or drop styles where losing the earring would be costly: She preferred leverback settings for her diamond drops.
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Secure ear fastening
Leverback describes a type of earring closure with a hinged wire that curves behind the earlobe and clicks into place.
The mechanism provides more security than a simple hook while remaining easy to open and close.
Leverback earrings are popular for dangling or drop styles where losing the earring would be costly: She preferred leverback settings for her diamond drops.
1. jewelry — earring, Lobe-worn adornment; clasp (Securing device that clicks); fastener (Secures things together); hinge (Movable connecting joint); closure · finding · dangle · drop · hook · post · secure · clip · snap · wire
EARRING CLOSURE MECHANISMleverback ≠ post Vertical structural beam; hook · clip-on · stud · hoop · threader
lever, back, levers, levered, levering, leverage, backs, backed, backing
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