tableau

noun

A vivid or graphic description.

noun

A striking incidental scene, as of a picturesque group of people.

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An interlude during a scene when all the performers on stage freeze in position and then resume action as before.

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A tableau vivant.

noun

A picture, or a picturesque presentation; specifically, in English use, a picturesque grouping of persons and objects, or of either alone; a living picture. See tableau vivant, below.

noun

In French law, a table or schedule; a showing; a list; a statement.

noun

A striking and vivid representation; a picture.

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A representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless.

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The arrangement, or layout, of cards.

noun

A striking and vivid representation; a picture.