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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pik-sis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪk sɪs |
Definition of pyxis
- As in chest : noun box for storage
- Utricle (pyxis) of Amaranth, opening all round (circumscissile).
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
- Pyxis, Pyxidium, a pod opening round horizontally by a lid, 124.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
- On the left is an attendant figure of a girl holding a box (pyxis).
- Extract from : « A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) » by A. H. Smith
- On the left is the hand holding a casket (pyxis) of a woman, who had been seated at the foot of the couch.
- Extract from : « A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) » by A. H. Smith
- The pyxis was used by women at their toilet, and the lekythos, alabastron and askos for oil and unguents.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 » by Various
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