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locket Definition

locket (läkit)

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

locket Synonyms

locket

n.

miniature case, memento case, pendant; see bracelet, jewelry, necklace.

locket Usage Examples

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.
locket Quotes

Every known class of refusal was successfully exhibited. Onehorse endeavoured to climbtherailsintothe Grand Stand; another, having stoppeddeadatthecritical point, swung round, and returned in consternation to the starting-point, with hisrider hanging likea locket around his neck. Another, dowered with a sense of humour

—Martin Ross

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