tableau
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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tableau picture, graphic description XVII; dramatic grouping of persons, etc. XIX. — F.
tableau, OF.
tablel, dim. of
table (see prec.).
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Tableau Curtain, Tabs, see CURTAIN .
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Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
tab·leau / ˌtaˈblō / • n. ( pl. tab·leaux / ˌtaˈblōz / ) a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.
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Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
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ta.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
ta. tableau • tablet
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Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
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