tableau

tab-leau · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history.

  2. 2.

    A vivid or graphic description.

  3. 3.

    A dramatic or picturesque scene.

Forms

plural: tableaux

Related words

See also: diorama, scene, vignette
Synonyms: picture, representation, scene

Etymology

From French tableau meaning "picture," from Old French tablel, diminutive of table.