单词 | pyx |
释义 | pyx (once / 40339 pages) n WORD FAMILY pyx: pyxes USAGE EXAMPLESMembers found 50 feet of gold chain and a gold-filigree pyx, or frame. Washington Times(Jul 28, 2015) It formed an accessory called a pyx, worn on a chain around a high priest’s neck to carry the communion host. Reuters(Jul 29, 2014) Only a very small particle is to be brought in the pyx. ?Malley, Austin, Essays In Pastoral Medicine(2012) 1n any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept Syn|Hyper pix receptacle a container that is used to put or keep things in 2n a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay Syn|Hyper pix, pix chest, pyx chest chest box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy |
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