A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), CIL´LIBA

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CIL´LIBA (κιλλίβας, cillibantium).

1. In Greece, a trestle or stand for anything, especially for a shield (Aristoph. Ach. 1122 et Schol. Hesych. sub voce).

2. In Rome, a dining table, at first square (Varro, L. L. 5.118), then round. (Festus, “cillibae mensae rotundae.” )

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. William Smith, LLD. William Wayte. G. E. Marindin. Albemarle Street, London. John Murray. 1890.

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890)
William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin, Ed.