PYXIS Definition & Meaning

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pyxis

[ pik-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural pyxides

Greek and Roman Antiquity. a box of a usually cylindrical shape having a lid with a knob in the center, used for toilet articles.
pyx ( def 1 ).
Botany. a pyxidium.

Pyxis

[ pik-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Astronomy.

genitive Pyxidis

the Compass, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is now divided.

Pyxis

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noun

an inconspicuous constellation close to Puppis that was originally considered part of the more extensive constellation Argo

pyxis

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noun

a small box used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to hold medicines, etc
a rare word for pyx
another name for pyxidium

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pyxis¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek ��í�� a box

Origin of pyxis²

1680–90; < Latin < Greek ��í�� a box, pyx

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pyxis¹

C14: via Latin from Greek: box

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That starts with its name, which comes from the ancient Greek word “pyxis,” or small box, which was later used in Latin, too.

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A girl with a pyxis stands on the left behind the throne.

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The marriage is celebrated here in a pyxis attributed to the Meleager Painter.

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All except the pyxis are decorated with painted figures, and contain flowers.

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In one—the pyxis—the plastron is furnished with a transverse hinge, so that the animal can retract its head and fore-limbs within the carapace, and close the plastron upon it, first shutting them in.

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