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tableau
[ ta-bloh, tab-loh ]
noun
plural tableaux tableaus.
- a picture, as of a scene.
- a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene.
- a representation of a picture, statue, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably costumed and posed.
- Solitaire. the portion of a layout to which one may add cards according to suit or denomination.
tableau
/ ˈæəʊ /
noun
- See tableau vivant
- a pause during or at the end of a scene on stage when all the performers briefly freeze in position
- any dramatic group or scene
- logic short for semantic tableau
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tableau1
C17: from French, from Old French tablel a picture, diminutive of table
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The tableaux are as efficient as they are bewitching.
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The entire gruesome tableau takes place on a field of flowers, which is new imagery that may hint at a game we haven't seen yet.
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The full picture will be clear on Inauguration Day with this tableau:
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Lamb has worked on the Rose Parade for 52 years, decorating floats with the flowers that bring the fanciful tableaux and myriad menageries to life.
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Unfortunately, she failed in her attempts to mediate between the emperors before Geta's assassination – in a dramatic tableau that could have been lifted from the pages of history and placed on the screen.
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