1. pyx - Noun
2. pyx - Verb
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.
To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx.
Source: Webster's dictionaryRoberta Pyx Sutherland grew up on the west coast and studied art in Canada and England. Source: Internet