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tableau

tab·leau

UK/ˈtæ.bləʊ/ US/tæˈbloʊ/ rare dated uk

noun

1.
2.

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French tableau, from Old French tablel (“a surface which is used primarily for painting”).

Phrases

  • grand tableau
  • tableau curtain
  • tableau vivant
  • Young tableau

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