locket
locket (läk′it)
noun
a small, hinged, ornamental case of gold, silver, etc., for holding a picture, lock of hair, etc.: it is usually worn suspended from a necklace or chain
Etymology: OFr loquet, dim of loc, a latch, lock < Frank *lok, akin to OE loc, lock
Converse of object
- take: Then he took a locket from his bosom; .
- have: WS Graham Folly I A man had a locket.
- wear: In one shot, she is wearing the heart locket; the same locket she finds on the dead girl minutes later.
- find: The end screws off the shell and inside you find a little silver locket.
- attach: She seized the pearl necklace, to which was attached the great locket, and jerked it with all her strength.
- produce: I found some silver and the gold locket produced in the prisoner's pocket, and also a bunch of keys.
Adjective modifier
- golden: Finally, he placed the golden locket in the space in her chest.
- gold: I found some silver and the gold locket produced in the prisoner's pocket, and also a bunch of keys.
- antiqueed: The bag fastens with a twist clasp and is embellished with tassles, Amy Morris tag and an antiqueed locket for personalisation.
- Victorian: Like Victorian lockets, they are made to be carried close to the body, rather than framed and fixed to the wall.
- small: But Mrs Bate has a small locket with a tiny picture of her mother and father inside.
- elegant: I clutched at the elegant locket my mother had given me the night before.
Modifies a noun
- holder: A truly beautiful bag with a finishing touch of a detachable brass locket holder.
Noun used with modifier
- silver: The end screws off the shell and inside you find a little silver locket.
- brass: A truly beautiful bag with a finishing touch of a detachable brass locket holder.
- heart: My wedding present was a heart locket to go on the chain.
- button: Cats with buttons and/or lockets shall be judged as their basic color with no penalty for such locket and/or button.
- and/or: Cats with buttons and/or lockets shall be judged as their basic color with no penalty for such locket and/or button.
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