PYX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyx mean? 

• PYX (noun)
  The noun PYX has 2 senses:

1. a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

2. any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

  Familiarity information: PYX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pix; pix chest; pyx; pyx chest

Hypernyms ("pyx" is a kind of...):

chest (box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pix; pyx

Hypernyms ("pyx" is a kind of...):

receptacle (a container that is used to put or keep things in)

 Context examples 

A new golden pyx will shine in the minster of Dinan if we come safely through with it.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

In Touraine I got nothing save a broken pate, but at Vierzon I had a great good fortune, for I had a golden pyx from the minster, for which I afterwards got nine Genoan janes from the goldsmith in the Rue Mont Olive.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)