| 单词 | pyx chest |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspyx chest pyx chest n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > coining > [noun] > trial of purity or weight > chest in which trial coins kept say box1532 pyx1566 pyx box1833 pyx chest1883 1883 Q. Rev. Apr. 486 The Pyx chest, containing the coins tried each year by the Goldsmiths' Company, is kept at the Mint. 1901 Daily Chron. 2 July 7/1 The Pyx chest is brought to the hall and opened in the presence of a jury of goldsmiths, who examine the coins in regard to their number, weight, and fineness. 1953 J. H. M. Craig Mint xxiii. 396 The Pyx chests were unlocked by the Mint; each bag was opened; 12 ounces troy of coins were weighed out. < as lemmas |
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