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pyx

pyx [ piks ] (plural pyx·es) or pix [ piks ] (plural pix·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. box for Communion wafers: a container in which the consecrated wafers for Communion are placed so that they can be taken to those who cannot leave home

2. container for coins at mint: a chest in which newly minted coins are placed before being tested

[14th century. Via Latin< Greek puxis "box" (see pyxis)]
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