TABLEAU

tableau

(noun) any dramatic scene

tableau, tableau vivant

(noun) a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

tableau (plural tableaux or tableaus)

A striking and vivid representation; a picture.

A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.

Synonym: tableau vivant

(UK, dated) Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs").

(mathematics) A table (two-dimensional presentation of data).

(card games) Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.

(logic) A semantic tableau.

Anagrams

• tabulae, tabulæ

Source: Wiktionary

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Ta`bleau", n.; pl. Tableaux. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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