locket
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ɪt noun
1.
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.
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| —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 | |
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00:10
Locket
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
locket
mid-14c., "iron cross-bar of a window," from O.Fr. loquet "latch," dim. of loc "lock, latch," from Frank. (cf. O.N. lok "fastening, lock"). Meaning "ornamental case with hinged cover" (containing a lock of hair, miniature portrait, etc.) first recorded 1670s.
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Example sentences
They worked in various formats, from locket-size pictures to stereoscopes.
The picture was intended to satisfy his granddaughter's request for an image of him for her locket.
The object seems to be a locket, and is attached to a chain.
The curls of hair inside the locket were so fine and soft that it was plain they had been taken from two childish heads.
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