locket

See also: Locket

English

Etymology

From French loquet, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman loc, itself from Old English loc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑkɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒkɪt

Noun

locket (plural lockets)

  1. A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
  2. (archaic) The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.
  3. A small white marking on a cat's coat.

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German

Verb

locket

  1. Second-person plural subjunctive I of locken.

Swedish

Noun

locket

  1. definite singular of lock
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