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tableau
[ta-bloh, tab-loh]
noun
plural
tableaux, tableausa picture, as of a scene.
a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene.
a representation of a picture, statue, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably costumed and posed.
Solitaire.the portion of a layout to which one may add cards according to suit or denomination.
tableau
/ ˈæəʊ /
noun
See tableau vivant
a pause during or at the end of a scene on stage when all the performers briefly freeze in position
any dramatic group or scene
logic short for semantic tableau
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tableau1
Example Sentences
It made for a potent tableau: a multi-ethnic, multiracial crowd of Angelenos cheering on the mayor as she declared that “peace begins with ICE leaving Los Angeles.”
But South Africa’s leader was nothing more than a bit player in this tableau, while the white Afrikaners under supposed threat of extermination didn’t even get speaking parts.
The set list mixed new songs with old favorites: “Bloody Mary” into “Abracadabra” into “Judas” into the German-language “Sheiße,” which involved a bunch of oversize quill pens and a Last Supper-style tableau.
Rick and Chelsea had a tragic love story, complete with a final tableau that is sure to sit uncomfortably in the hearts and minds of viewers for a long time to come.
The tableaux are as efficient as they are bewitching.
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