Definition of Pyx
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(n.) The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
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(n.) Same as Pyxis.
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(v. t.) To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx.
Synonyms of Pyx
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Antonyms of Pyx
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