(1) Similarly, the consecrated host was to be kept in a fitting manner, in a pyx , a small box made of silver or ivory which could be locked.

(2) As our prayers unfold, I remove the pyx from my shirt pocket.

(3) The pyx is the strong-box in which the coins are delivered to the jury.

(4) Romans used ivory for pyxes and on furniture.

(5) He wanted to restore to churches what he called ÔÇÿthe real thing: vestments, pyxes , sedilia, road screens.ÔÇÖ