laureola, ae, f. dim. laurea, lit., a little laurel crown or garland; hence, transf., a little triumph: quod esset ad laureolam satis, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2.

—Prov.: laureolam in mustaceo quaerere (a laurel branch in a laurel cake), i. e. to seek fame in trifles, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 4.