I.a little flame.
I. Lit.: “Timagoras negat sibi umquam, cum oculum torsisset, duas ex lucerna flammulas esse visas,” Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80; Col. 9, 14, 9.—
II. Transf., in late Lat., a little banner used by cavalry, Veg. Mil. 2, 1; 3, 5.
flammŭla , ae, f. dim. id.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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