(1):
(n.) Same as Pyxis.
(2):
(v. t.) To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx.
(3):
(n.) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
(4):
(n.) 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.
(5):
(n.) The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved.