tableau
nounA vivid or graphic description.
nounA striking incidental scene, as of a picturesque group of people.
nounAn interlude during a scene when all the performers on stage freeze in position and then resume action as before.
nounA tableau vivant.
nounA picture, or a picturesque presentation; specifically, in English use, a picturesque grouping of persons and objects, or of either alone; a living picture. See
In French law, a table or schedule; a showing; a list; a statement.
nounA striking and vivid representation; a picture.
nounA representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless.
nounThe arrangement, or layout, of cards.
nounA striking and vivid