Found 2 items, similar to tableau.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tableau tableau n 1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: tableau vivant] 2: any dramatic scene [also: tableaux (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tableau Tableau \Ta`bleau"\, n.; pl. Tableaux. [F., dim. fr. L. tabula a painting. See Table.] 1. A striking and vivid representation; a picture. [1913 Webster] 2. A representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless. [1913 Webster] 3. (Solitaire) The arrangement, or layout, of cards. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]