locket

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

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

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