locket

UK: /ˈlɒkɪt/ US: /ˈlɑkɪt/ ,(lok′it)

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lock•et /ˈlɑkɪt/   n. [countable]

1. Jewelry a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.

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lock•et  (lok′it), n. 

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

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

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locket / ˈlɒkɪt/ noun

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

Etymology: 17th Century: from French loquet latch, diminutive of loc lock¹