tunicula
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tŭnĭcŭla: ae, f.
dim. tunica.
I A little tunic, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 65; Turp. ap. Non. 538, 10; Varr. ib. 228, 27.—
II A little coat, skin, or membrane: oculorum, Plin. 26, 12, 76, § 123; 29, 6, 38, § 124: stellionis, id. 30, 10, 27, § 88: hordei, Fest. s. v. gluma, p. 98 Müll.
