The corpus record — Latin

flammula

flammula · f

a little flame

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Where it lives

Lucullus 1 · 0.56/10k
Metamorphoses 1 · 0.19/10k
Res Rustica, Books I-IX 1 · 0.13/10k

What it meant

flammŭla — Lewis & Short

flammŭla, ae, f.dim.id.,

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.

In the wild

flammulam Apuleius, Metamorphoses 11.10
flammulam Columella, Res Rustica, Books I-IX 9.14.9
flammulas Cicero, Lucullus 80

Where it came from

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