locket

lock·et Audio Help (lŏk'ĭt)

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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