tableaux

[ta-bloh, tab-loh]

tab·leau

[ta-bloh, tab-loh]
noun, plural tab·leaux [ta-blohz, tab-lohz] , tab·leaus.
1.
a picture, as of a scene.
2.
a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene.
3.
a representation of a picture, statue, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably costumed and posed.
4.
Solitaire. the portion of a layout to which one may add cards according to suit or denomination.

Origin:
1690–1700; < French: board, picture, Middle French tablel, diminutive of table table
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