(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
