The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Tableau vivant \Ta`bleau" vi`vant"\ (t[.a]`bl[=o]" v[-e]`v[aum]N"); pl. Tableaux vivants (t[.a]`bl[=o]" v[-e]`v[aum]N"). [F.] Same as Tableau, n., 2. [1913 Webster]