ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
ellychnĭum: ii, n., = ἐλλύχνιον,
I a lamp-wick, Plin. 23, 4, 41, § 84; 28, 11, 47, § 168; Vitr. 8, 1; Stat. S. 4, 9, 29.
ellychnĭum, ĭī, n. (ἐλλύχνιον), mèche, lumignon : Plin. 24, 84.