Pyx
Pyx , noun
[Latin pyxis a box, Greek pyxi`s a box, especially of boxwood, from py`xos the box tree or boxwood. See Box a receptacle.]
1.
(Roman Catholic Church) 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. — Mushet
3.
(Nautical) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle. — Weale
4.
(Anatomy) Same as Pyxis.
Collocations (2)
Pyx cloth (Roman Catholic Church) , 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
Pyx , transitive verb
To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx. [English] — Mushet