pŭgillāris, e (pūg-, Juv. 11, 156), adj. [pugillus],
of or belonging to the fist or hand , that can be held in the hand : testiculi, Juv. 11, 156: cerae, i. e. writing-tablets , Prud. στεφ. 9, 15; more freq. subst.: pŭgillā-res , ĭum, m. (sc. libelli), writing-tablets , Sen. Ep. 15, 6; 108, 6; Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68; 13, 11, 21, § 69; Plin. Ep. 1, 6, 1; 6, 5, 6; Suet. Aug. 39; sing., Vulg. Luc. 1, 39.—Also pŭgillāria , ĭum, n., Laber. ap. Charis. p. 75 P.; Cat. 42, 4; Gell. 17, 9, 17.—In sing.: pŭgillar , āris, n., a writing-tablet , Aus. Epig. 146.