locket

[ lok-it ]
/ ˈlɒk ɪt /

noun

a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
the uppermost mount of a scabbard.

Origin of locket

1325–75; Middle English lokat cross-bar in a framework < Anglo-French loquet, diminutive of loc latch < Middle English. See lock1, -et

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British Dictionary definitions for locket

locket
/ (ˈlɒkɪt) /

noun

a small ornamental case, usually on a necklace or chain, that holds a picture, keepsake, etc

Word Origin for locket

C17: from French loquet latch, diminutive of loc lock 1