contăbŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [contabulo],
I a joining of boards together, a flooring, planking; a floor or story, a covering of boards (very rare), Caes. B. C. 2, 9 (four times); Vitr. 10, 15, 3: proscenii, Ap. Flor. 4, 18.—
II Transf., of garments, folds, tucks , Ap. Met. 11, 3, 27.