pyx 的定义
n. 名词 noun- Ecclesiastical. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
- Also called pyx chest . a box or chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are deposited and reserved for trial by weight and assay.
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- No longer, says Sir John, do men swear devoutly by the cross and mass, or by such innocent oaths as the pyx or the mousefoot.
- In the Eastern Cloister you see an ancient door, leading to what is now called the chapel of the Pyx.
- In it is the Box or Pyx, containing specimen standard-pieces of all the gold and silver coins of the realm.
- He says it was sometimes done in darning stitches for ecclesiastical purposes, for instance, for coverings for the pyx.
- He opened the pyx, took out a little curl of paper, and spread it on the desk.