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pyx in British English

or less commonly pix (pɪks)
noun
1.  Also called: pyx chest
the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc
2.  Christianity
any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept
Word origin
C14: from Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree

pyx in American English

(pɪks)
noun
1. 
a. 
the container in which the consecrated wafer of the Eucharist is kept
b. 
a small container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick
2. 
a box in a mint, in which specimen coins are placed until the test for purity and weight
Word origin
ME pixe < L pyxis < Gr, box < pyxos, the box tree

Examples of 'pyx' in a sentence
pyx

The top being unzipped, several items tumbled out, a couple of shirts and the pyx and the violet stole amongst them.
Higgins, Jack CONFESSIONAL
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