flammŭla, ae, f. dim. [1. flamma], a little flame.
I Lit.: Timagoras negat sibi umquam, cum oculum torsisset, duas ex lucerna flammulas esse visas, Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 25, 80; Col. 9, 14, 9.—
II Transf., in late Lat., a little banner used by cavalry, Veg. Mil. 2, 1; 3, 5.