- (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, case, vase or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved.
- (n.) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
- (n.) Same as Pyxis.
- (v.t.) To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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