pŭgil, ĭlis (u scanned long, Prud. Contr. Symm. 2, 516; nom. pugilis, Varr. Sat. Men. 22, 2, p. 116), m. [root pug- in Gr. πύξ, with the fist; cf.: pugna, pugillus, pungo, etc.].
I One who fights with the cestus , a boxer , pugilist , Gell. 3, 15, 3; Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 40; 2, 23, 55; id. Brut. 69, 243; Ter. Eun. 315; Hor. C. 4, 2, 18; 4, 3, 4; id. S. 2, 3, 30; id. A. P. 84; Ov. Am. 3, 2, 54; id. F. 5, 700; Suet. Aug. 45; id. Calig. 18.— *
II Transf.: os pugilis, a hardened , i. e. shameless forehead , Asin. Gall. poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 22.