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Webster 1913 Edition
Tableau
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Taˊbleau′
(tȧˊblō′ E. tăb′lōˊ; 277)
, Noun.
pl.
Tableaux
(tȧˊblō′ E. tăb′lōzˊ)
. [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.