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1. (n.) pyx
the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.
2. pyx
a chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are reserved for trial by weight and assay.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME pyxe < L pyxis < Gk pyxís a box, orig. made of boxwood)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pyx, pix, pyx chest, pix chest
a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
2. (noun) pyx, pix
any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Pyx
the box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved
2. (noun) Pyx
a box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint
3. (noun) Pyx
the box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle
4. (noun) Pyx
same as Pyxis
5. (verb) Pyx
to test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Pyx
the name of a cup-shaped, gold-lined vessel, with lid, used in the Roman Catholic churches for containing the eucharistic elements after their consecration either for adoration in the churches or for conveying to sick-rooms. Pyx means "box." Hence Trial of the Pyx is the annual test of the British coinage, for which purpose one coin in every 15 lbs. of gold and one in every 60 lbs. of silver coined is set aside in a pyx or box.
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