locket

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small ornamental pendant that opens to hold a photograph, lock of hair, or other keepsake

   She wore a silver locket containing a portrait of her mother.

From French loquet, 'small latch or catch,' a diminutive related to the Germanic word that gave English lock. The jewelry sense developed for a small case that closes securely, often around a portrait or another personal keepsake.

Topics