pyx

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pyx

pyx 🔊

pyx : සත්ප්‍රසාද මංගල්‍යයට ආරක්ෂා කර තබන පාන්

pyx definition

Noun.

  1. The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved.
  2. 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.
  3. The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
  4. Same as Pyxis.

Transitive verb. To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx.