locket
noun
[ ˈlɒkɪt ]
• a small ornamental case, typically made of gold or silver, worn round a person's neck on a chain and used to hold things of sentimental value, such as a photograph or lock of hair.
• a metal plate or band on a scabbard.
Origin:
late Middle English (in locket (sense 2)): from Old French locquet, diminutive of loc ‘latch, lock’, of Germanic origin; related to lock1. locket (sense 1) dates from the late 17th century.
