Tableau /(tȧ`blō" E. tăb"lō`; 277)/

Ta·bleau

Tableau

n.

pl. Tableaux ((tȧ`blō" E. tăb"lōz`))

  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.
  3. The arrangement, or layout, of cards. (Solitaire)