Definition of tableau
plural tableaux
play
\-ˌblōz, -ˈblōz\
also tableaus
1
:a graphic description or representation :picture
- winsome tableaux of old-fashioned literary days
- —J. D. Hart
2
:a striking or artistic grouping :arrangement, scene
3
[short for tableau vivant (from French, literally, living picture)]
:a depiction of a scene usually presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants 
