tableau

Pronunciation:		'tablow
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Matching Terms:		tableau vivant
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any dramatic scene [n] a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

	Synonyms:	tableau vivant

	See Also:	arrangement, aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ta`bleau"\, n. (Solitaire) The arrangement, or layout, of cards. \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.