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Definition or meaning of the English word Pyx
To test as to weight and fineness; as the coins deposited in the pyx. (v. t.). The box; case; vase; or tabernacle; in which the host is reserved. (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. (n.). The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle. (n.). |
