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tableau |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tableau \Ta`bleau"\, n. (Solitaire) The arrangement, or layout, of cards. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tableau \Ta`bleau"\, n.; pl {Tableaux}. [F., dim. fr L. tabula a painting. See {Table}.] 1. A striking and vivid representation; a picture. 2. A representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tableau n 1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: {tableau vivant}] 2: any dramatic scene
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