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pix

1  [piks]
–noun
pyx.

pix

2  [piks]
–noun, plural pix for 2.
1. a pl. of pic 1 .
2. pic 2 .

pic

2  [peek]
–noun Piquet.
1. the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands and in the play before one's opponent scores a point.
2. the bonus of 30 points won for so scoring.
Also, pique.
Compare repic.

Origin:
< F: lit., prick

pic

1  [pik]
–noun, plural pix  [piks] , pics. Slang.
1. a movie.
2. a photograph.
Also, pix.

Origin:
1880–85; by shortening from picture

pyx

  [piks]
–noun
1. Ecclesiastical.
a. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.
b. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
2. Also called pyx chest. a box or chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are deposited and reserved for trial by weight and assay.
Also, pix.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME pyxe < L pyxis < Gk pyxís a box, orig. made of boxwood
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pic   (pĭk)   
n.   pl. pics or pix (pĭks) Slang

  1. A photograph.

  2. A movie.


[Short for picture.]
pix 1   (pĭks)   
n.  A plural of pic.
pix 2   (pĭks)   
n.  Variant of pyx.
pyx also pix   (pĭks)   
n.  

  1. Ecclesiastical

    1. A container in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept.

    2. A container in which the Eucharist is carried to the sick.

  2. A chest in a mint in which specimen coins are placed to await assay.


[Middle English pyxe, from Latin pyxis, box, from Greek puxis.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
pix [pɪks]

  1. n.
    pictures; photographs. : Hold still and let me get your pix taken. Then you can jump around.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

pyx 
c.1400, "a box," esp. the vessel in which the host or consecrated bread is preserved, from L. pyxis, from Gk. pyxis "box," from pyxos "box-tree," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
pix
pictures
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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