tableau
tableau definition
tab·leau (tab′lō′, ta blō′)
noun pl. tableaux -·leaux′ (-lōz′, -blōz′) or tableaus -·leaus
- a striking, dramatic scene or picture
- tableau vivant
Etymology: Fr < OFr tablel, dim. of table: see table
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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