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lock·et

 (lŏk′ĭt)
n.
A small ornamental case for a picture or keepsake that is worn as jewelry, often as a pendant on a necklace.

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

(ˈlɒkɪt)
n
a small ornamental case, usually on a necklace or chain, that holds a picture, keepsake, etc
[C17: from French loquet latch, diminutive of loc lock1]
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lock•et

(ˈlɒk ɪt)

n.
1. a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usu. worn on a necklace.
2. the uppermost mount of a scabbard.
[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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Locket

 group or set of jewels.
Example: locket of diamonds, 1664.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.locket - a small ornamental caselocket - 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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Translations
قِلَادَةقِلادَه
medailonmedailón
medaljon=-medaljon
medaljonki
medaljon
nisti
ロケット
로켓
medailón
medaljong
จี้ห้อยคอ
mề đay

locket

[ˈlɒkɪt] Nrelicario m, guardapelo m
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locket

[ˈlɒkɪt] nmédaillon mlock gate nporte f d'écluse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

locket

nMedaillon nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

locket

[ˈlɒkɪt] nmedaglione m (portaritratti)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lock1

(lok) noun
1. a mechanism for fastening doors etc. He put the key in the lock.
2. a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.
3. the part of a gun by which it is fired.
4. a tight hold (in wrestling etc).
verb
to fasten or become fastened with a lock. She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.
ˈlocker noun
a small cupboard, especially for sports equipment.
ˈlocket (-kit) noun
a little ornamental case hung round the neck. a gold locket containing a piece of his hair.
ˈlocksmith noun
a person who makes and mends locks.
lock in
to prevent from getting out of a building etc by using a lock. She found she was locked in, and had to climb out of the window.
lock out
to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock. Don't lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you.
lock up
1. to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock. to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery.
2. to lock whatever should be locked. He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

locket

قِلَادَة medailon medaljon Medaillon μενταγιόν relicario medaljonki médaillon medaljon medaglione ロケット 로켓 medaillon medaljong medalionik medalhão медальон medaljong จี้ห้อยคอ madalyon mề đay 小盒
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References in classic literature ?
She wore no chains, bracelets or lockets. She had not the air of being about to accept an invitation to luncheon.
Its funny to think of baking a locket, but it wasn't to eat.
"Bruno, come and look!" And she held up, so that he might see the light through it, a heart-shaped Locket, apparently cut out of a single jewel, of a rich blue colour, with a slender gold chain attached to it.
He could see her as she unclasped from her neck the locket which she fastened about his own.
I caused it to be inclosed in a plain gold locket, with a chain attached; and I forwarded my gift, in the first instance, to the one person whom I could trust to assist me in arranging for the conveyance of it to its destination.
Billina wore a pearl necklace, and around the neck of each chicken was a tiny gold chain holding a locket with the letter "D" engraved upon the outside.
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.
He reminded her of the day he had given her the little locket and the ring with her christian name engraved upon it, and a blank left for that which he hoped one day to have bestowed upon her--prayed her yet to keep it, and wear it next her heart, as she had done before--and then ran on, wildly, in the same words, over and over again, as if he had gone distracted.
You have come to stay a spell, haven't you?" asked Phebe, looking up at her guest and wondering how life could be dull to a girl who wore a silk frock, a daintily frilled apron, a pretty locket, and had her hair tied up with a velvet snood.
Sabin touched the spring of a small gold locket which he drew from an inside waistcoat pocket, and disclosed a beautifully painted miniature.
Half hidden in the lace of the dainty dress rested a chain and locket. Meriem puckered her brows.
He saw her naked breasts where Numa had torn her clothing from her and dangling there against the soft, white flesh he saw that which brought a sudden scowl of surprise and anger to his face--the diamond-studded, golden locket of his youth--the love token that had been stolen from the breast of his mate by Schneider, the Hun.