Definition of "tie-on" []

• Fastened by tying on (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Neiman Marcus expends a lot of effort selecting gift-wrapping components, from the box to the ribbon to the decorative tie-on, Mr. Shields says."
• "Each designer also has a tie-on pregnancy pillow to put on their model form."
• "To see if I could keep knitting bones where they ought to be with just a tie-on splint."