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Definition of Locket
1. Noun. A small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace.
Definition of Locket
1. n. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
Definition of Locket
1. Noun. A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Locket
1. a small ornamental case [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Locket
Literary usage of Locket
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1903)
"locket. (Supreme Court of North Carolina. Aug. Term, 1902.) Appeal from Superior
Court, Burke County. The Attorney General, for the ..."
2. Military Commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856: Report of Major Alfred by Alfred Mordecai, Julius Schön, Josiah Gorgas (1861)
"As already intimated, the locket (Fig. 20 a, b) is inserted in the empty space
to the rear of the air-chamber, and contains the needle socket (Fig. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1860)
"... sometimes it has within its horns a castle, at other times a lion rampant,
and at others a locket, as in the subjoined figure, from Vincent's MS. ..."
4. The Metropolitan (1844)
"One jewel only remained behind—it was his own miniature, set in a locket, with
diamonds of great value. It was his wedding gift to Amelin, and with it he ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1880)
"This jewel is an oval locket, ornamented with rubies, table diamonds, and pearls.
The late Mr. Barbor, of the Charterhouse, had a picture of this Mr. Barbor ..."
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