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locket

loc·ket

UK/ˈlɒkɪt/ US/ˈlɑkɪt/ fairly common

noun

1.

a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace

Origin

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

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