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[ˈlɒkɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small ornamental case, typically made of gold or silver, worn round a person's neck on a chain and used to hold things of sentimental value, such as a photograph or lock of hair
(e.g: she wore a heart-shaped locket with his photo inside)
- a metal plate or band on a scabbard
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Origin
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late Middle English (in locket): from Old French locquet, diminutive of loc ‘latch, lock’, of Germanic origin; related to lock. locket dates from the late 17th century
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