locket
pronunciation
How to pronounce locket in British English:
UK [ˈlɒkɪt]
How to pronounce locket in American English:
US [ˈlɑkɪt]
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- Noun:
- a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
Word Origin
- locket (n.)
- mid-14c., "iron cross-bar of a window," from Old French loquet "door-handle, bolt, latch," diminutive of loc "lock, latch," from Frankish or some other Germanic source (compare Old Norse lok "fastening, lock;" see lock (n.1)). Meaning "ornamental case with hinged cover" (containing a lock of hair, miniature portrait, etc.) first recorded 1670s.
Example
- 1. May I see my locket , please ?
- 2. My locket 's gone.do you see it ?
- 3. I clutched the locket around my neck .
- 4. I automatically reached for my locket .
- 5. It was an old fashioned golden locket bearing miniatures of her father and mother with their names and the date of their marriage .