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lock·et  (lkt)
n.
A small ornamental case for a picture or keepsake, usually worn as a pendant.

[Middle English loket, crossbar, from Old French loquet, latch, diminutive of loc, lock, of Germanic origin.]
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locket

locket
Noun
a small hinged ornamental pendant that holds a picture or keepsake [French loquet latch]

Locket group or set of jewels.
Example: locket of diamonds, 1664.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.locketlocket - a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
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locket [ˈlɔkɪt] nmedallón m
locket [ˈlɔkɪt] nmédaillon m
locket [ˈlɔkɪt] nMedaillon nt
locket [ˈlɔkɪt] nmedaglione m

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He could see her as she unclasped from her neck the locket which she fastened about his own.
Hetty was not quite as fond of the locket as of the ear-rings, though it was a handsome large locket, with enamelled flowers at the back and a beautiful gold border round the glass, which showed a light-brown slightly waving lock, forming a background for two little dark rings.
And he showed her, lying on the palm of his hand, a Locket of a deep crimson colour, the same shape as the blue one and, like it, attached to a slender golden chain.
 
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