pyx

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Roman Catholicism|also|figurative}} A [[small]], usually [[round#Adjective|round]] [[container]] [[use#Verb|used]] to [[hold#Verb|hold]] the {{l|en|host|t=[[consecrated#Adjective|consecrated]] [[bread#Noun|bread]] or [[wafer]] of the [[Eucharist]]}}, especially when [[bring]]ing [[communion]] to the [[sick]] or others [[unable]] to [[attend]] [[Mass]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension|rare}} A (small) [[box#Noun|box]]; a [[casket]], a [[coffret]].
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|Britain}} A box used in a [[mint#Noun|mint]] as a [[place#Noun|place]] to [[deposit#Verb|deposit]] [[sample#Adjective|sample]] [[coin#Noun|coins]] [[intend]]ed to have the [[fineness]] of their [[metal#Noun|metal]] and their [[weight]] [[test#Verb|tested]] before the coins are [[issue#Verb|issued]] to the [[public#Noun|public]].
4. {{lb|en|nautical|obsolete|rare}} A [[compass#Noun|compass]] used by [[sailor]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[place#Verb|place]] (the [[host#Noun 3|host]]) in a [[pyx#Noun|pyx]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To [[enclose]] (something) in a [[box#Noun|box]] or other [[container]]; specifically, to place (a [[deceased#Adjective|deceased]] [[person]]'s [[body]]) in a [[coffin#Noun|coffin]]; to [[coffin#Verb|coffin]], to [[encoffin]].
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|Britain}} To [[deposit#Verb|deposit]] ([[sample#Adjective|sample]] [[coin#Noun|coins]]) in a pyx; {{lb|en|by extension}} to [[test#Verb|test]] (such coins) for the [[fineness]] of [[metal#Noun|metal]] and [[weight]] before a [[mint#Noun|mint]] [[issue#Verb|issues]] them to the [[public#Noun|public]].

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