n. 1 a small ornamental case holding a portrait, lock of hair, etc., and usu. hung from the neck. 2 a metal plate or band on a scabbard.
[ OF locquet dimin. of loc latch, lock, f. WG (as LOCK(1)) ]
n. 1 a small ornamental case holding a portrait, lock of hair, etc., and usu. hung from the neck. 2 a metal plate or band on a scabbard.
[ OF locquet dimin. of loc latch, lock, f. WG (as LOCK(1)) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012