pyx

1. n. The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. n. The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle. Source: opted

4. n. Same as Pyxis. Source: opted

5. v. t. To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx. Source: opted

6. n. a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay Source: wordnet

7. n. any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept Source: wordnet

8. The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host isreserved. Source: adambom

9. n. a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay n. any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept Source: ecdict

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