Tableau

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:40:08

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.

 

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Ta`bleau", n. (Solitaire)

The arrangement, or layout, of cards.

 

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