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# locket

«locket» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small piece of jewellery that opens like a tiny box…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a locket, lockets)

### meaning for a pupil

A small piece of jewellery that opens like a tiny box, hung on a chain round the neck, holding a photo, a lock of hair or a keepsake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories lockets hold a picture of a loved one and often help solve a mystery: a lost child is recognised by her mother's locket. In everyday life, a locket can be a gift from a grandparent. Phrases: «a gold locket», «a heart-shaped locket».

### examples

- Gran gave me a silver locket with Mum's photo inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/#x1)
- She opened the locket to show a lock of baby hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/#x2)
- The orphan was recognised by the locket round her neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/#x3)
- A heart-shaped locket hung on a thin chain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/#x4)
- The detective found a broken locket on the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/#x5)
- He wore his father's locket for luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/#x6)

### note

Countable. Not the same as «locker» (a cupboard that locks) or «lock».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «locket» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/locket/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.