: a small case usually of precious metal that has space for a memento and that is worn typically suspended from a chain or necklace
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She kept her husband's picture in her locket.
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Hair rested in scrapbooks or lockets, or was woven into Victorian jewelry.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Last year, at her rehearsal dinner, Katie's mom, Jane Gaudreau, gave her a memory locket with Katie's late grandmother's picture tucked inside.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 12 July 2025
The brand has also just introduced a cabochon range, which allows the rocks to stack snugly, side-by-side, inside the locket.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
So, the locket — no, there’s no drugs, but the lockets are a real thing in Nantucket Island.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Last year, at her rehearsal dinner, Katie's mom, Jane Gaudreau, gave her a memory locket with Katie's late grandmother's picture tucked inside.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 12 July 2025
The brand has also just introduced a cabochon range, which allows the rocks to stack snugly, side-by-side, inside the locket.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
So, the locket — no, there’s no drugs, but the lockets are a real thing in Nantucket Island.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for locket
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“Locket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locket. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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locket
noun
lock·et
ˈläk-ət 
: a small ornamental case usually worn on a chain or necklace
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