Associations to the word «Tableau»

Wiktionary

TABLEAU, noun. A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
TABLEAU, noun. A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting.
TABLEAU, noun. (card games) Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
TABLEAU VIVANT, noun. (art) A tableau (group scene resembling a painting).

Dictionary definition

TABLEAU, noun. A group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting).
TABLEAU, noun. Any dramatic scene.

Wise words

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects.
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