tableau

[ ta-bloh, tab-loh ]
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noun,plural tab·leaux [ta-blohz, tab-lohz], /tæˈbloʊz, ˈtæb loʊz/, tab·leaus.
  1. a picture, as of a scene.

  2. a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene.

  1. a representation of a picture, statue, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably costumed and posed.

  2. Solitaire. the portion of a layout to which one may add cards according to suit or denomination.

Origin of tableau

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; from French: “board, picture,” Middle French tablel, diminutive of table table

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tableau

/ (ˈtæbləʊ) /


nounplural -leaux (-ləʊ, -ləʊz) or -leaus
  1. a pause during or at the end of a scene on stage when all the performers briefly freeze in position

  1. any dramatic group or scene

  2. logic short for semantic tableau

Origin of tableau

1
C17: from French, from Old French tablel a picture, diminutive of table

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