Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small ornamental case for a picture or keepsake, usually worn as a pendant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
- noun A little hinged case worn as an ornament, often pendent to a necklace or watchguard, designed to contain a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake.
- noun That part of a sword-scabbard where the hook is fastened, usually a mounting of metal, secured to or inclosing the scabbard at a point much nearer to the mouth than to the chape.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
- noun A little case for holding a miniature picture or lock of hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing aphotograph or other small item. - noun archaic The upper metallic cap of a sword’s
scabbard .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The locket is just the right size so that when I put it in the palm of my hand and close my fingers around it, it fills my hand.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2009
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They both had necklaces and bracelets, ear-rings and brooches; but Polly had no ornament, except the plain locket on a bit of blue velvet.
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Inside the locket is a picture of Anne and Joseph, who, while having a panic attack, is unable to spell his own name.
The Empty Frame Chris Okum 2012
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And so it turns out that RAB really was Regulus Black, and that the locket was the one mentioned in book 5.
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And so it turns out that RAB really was Regulus Black, and that the locket was the one mentioned in book 5.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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The locket was the only way I could spirit my message out to you.
The Ark Boyd Morrison 2009
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Yeah, I think the potion around the locket was the Horcrux.
Just Finished Reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005
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What you require is the magic locket, which is one of the stray artifacts with imbued talents from the ancient city of Hinge.
Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999
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Her locket was the only thing of any value that she possessed, and no one would want to kill her for the sake of a gold locket when almost every mansion in Mayfair must be loaded down with far costlier jewels.
One Night for Love Balogh, Mary 1999
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What you require is the magic locket, which is one of the stray artifacts with imbued talents from the ancient city of Hinge.
Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999
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