locket
Americannoun
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a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
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the uppermost mount of a scabbard.
noun
Etymology
Origin of locket
1325–75; Middle English lokat cross-bar in a framework < Anglo-French loquet, diminutive of loc latch < Middle English. See lock 1, -et
Example Sentences
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Partridge Jewellers said the locket will be returned to Fabergé, Radio NZ reported.
From BBC
A New Zealand man has been charged for theft after he allegedly stole a diamond-studded locket in a rather unusual way - by swallowing it.
From BBC
But Mira loves it anyway and also has a special gift for Violet — a locket with a violet inside.
From Los Angeles Times
Between chatting nervously with my daughter and navigating the roads, it occurred to me that I’d forgotten my grandmother’s brass heart-shaped locket.
From Los Angeles Times
“The way Nick forges his metals is special,” said Kevin Napoli, who purchased two of Berkofsky’s kitchen knives and a pair of cremation lockets for him and his son to carry his father’s ashes.
From Los Angeles Times
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