Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pyx
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pyx : සත්ප්රසාද මංගල්යයට ආරක්ෂා කර තබන පාන්
pyx definition
Noun.
- The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved.
- A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint.
- The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
- Same as Pyxis.
Transitive verb. To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx.