Pyx
Definition of Pyx
n.
1.
(R. C. Ch.)
The
box
,
case
,
vase
,
or
tabernacle
,
in
which
the
host
is
reserved
.
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.
(Naut.)
The
box
in
which
the
compass
is
suspended
;
the
binnacle
.
4.
(Anat.)
Same
as
Pyxis
.
Pyx cloth
(R. C. Ch.)
a
veil
of
silk
or
lace
covering
the
pyx
.
Trial of the pyx
the
annual
testing
,
in
the
English
mint
,
of
the
standard
of
gold
and
silver
coins
.
- Encyc. Brit.
v. t.
1.
To
test
as
to
weight
and
fineness
,
as
the
coins
deposited
in
the
pyx
.
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,
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,
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,
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