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Definition pyx

Etymology

Latin pyxis, from late Ancient Greek ????? (pux�s, �box�).

Noun

pyx (plural pyxes)

1. A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend Mass.
2. 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. (nautical) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
4. (anatomy) Pyxis.

Verb

pyx (third-person singular simple present pyxes, present participle pyxing, simple past and past participle pyxed)

1. (transitive) To test (sample coins) for the weight and fineness of metal before they are sent from the mint.

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