They are called lavalier because they didn't always clip on. In the old days they looped around the neck and came back to the mic, so it was like an upsidedown subway strap around the news/weatherman's neck!
Roy
67 Crown FDHT
In a message dated 7/16/2004 6:25:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Just in case anyone wants to research its origins, it's correctly spelled |