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pyx·is
 pyxis
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- pronunciation:
- pIk
sihs
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noun |
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pyxides |
| definition 1: |
a lidded vase or box, usu. cylindrical, that was used to store toilet articles in ancient Greece and Rome.
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a seed pod that drops its seeds when the lid falls off, as in the purslane; pyxidium.
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| definition 3: |
a lidded box or vessel, such as that in which the Eucharist is kept; pyx.
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