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fabliaux

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fab⋅li⋅au

  [fab-lee-oh; Fr. fa-blee-oh]
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–noun, plural fab⋅li⋅aux  [fab-lee-ohz; Fr. fa-blee-oh] .
a short metrical tale, usually ribald and humorous, popular in medieval France.
Origin:
1795–1805; < F; ONF form of OF fablel, fableau, equiv. to fable fable + -el dim. suffix; see -elle
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fab·li·au   (fāb'lē-ō')   
n.   pl. fab·li·aux (-lē-ō', -ōz')
A medieval verse tale characterized by comic, ribald treatment of themes drawn from life.

[French, from Old North French, from Old French fablel, diminutive of fable, fable; see fable.]
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