Definition of "locket" []

• A small ornamental case for a picture or keepsake, usually worn as a pendant. (noun)

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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."
• "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."
• "Inside the locket is a picture of Anne and Joseph, who, while having a panic attack, is unable to spell his own name."