fabliau

[ fab-lee-oh; French fa-blee-oh ]

/ ˈfæb liˌoʊ; French fa bliˈoʊ /

noun, plural fab·li·aux [fab-lee-ohz; French fa-blee-oh]. /ˈfæb liˌoʊz; French fa bliˈoʊ/.

a short metrical tale, usually ribald and humorous, popular in medieval France.

Origin of fabliau

1795–1805; <French; Old North French form of Old French fablel, fableau, equivalent to fablefable + -el diminutive suffix; see -elle

Words nearby fabliau

Fabian Society, Fabian tactics, Fabius Maximus, fable, fabled, fabliau, Fablon, Fabre, fabric, fabricable, fabricant

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Example sentences from the Web for fabliau

The dramatic germ contained in the fabliau and quickened by the mystery produces the profane drama.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various
The fabliau takes every phase of life for its subject; the folk-song acquires elegance and does not lose raciness and truth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various
The stories were translated into French, and thus gave rise to the Fabliau, which allowed full expression to the esprit Gaulois.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1|William Painter
This suggests the likelihood of a source which combined traits of both lai and fabliau: Warnatsch, pp 62-64.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various

It is a mistake to suppose, as is frequently done, that every legend of the middle ages is a fabliau.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fabliau

fabliau

/ (ˈfæblɪˌəʊ, French fɑblijo) /

noun plural fabliaux (ˈfæblɪˌəʊz, French fɑblijo)

a comic usually ribald verse tale, of a kind popular in France in the 12th and 13th centuries

Word Origin for fabliau

C19: from French: a little tale, from fable tale

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fabliau
释义	fabliau [ fab-lee-oh; French fa-blee-oh ] / ˈfæb liˌoʊ; French fa bliˈoʊ / noun, plural fab·li·aux [fab-lee-ohz; French fa-blee-oh]. /ˈfæb liˌoʊz; French fa bliˈoʊ/. a short metrical tale, usually ribald and humorous, popular in medieval France. Origin of fabliau 1795–1805; <French; Old North French form of Old French fablel, fableau, equivalent to fablefable + -el diminutive suffix; see -elle Words nearby fabliau Fabian Society, Fabian tactics, Fabius Maximus, fable, fabled, fabliau, Fablon, Fabre, fabric, fabricable, fabricant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fabliau The dramatic germ contained in the fabliau and quickened by the mystery produces the profane drama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2\|Various The fabliau takes every phase of life for its subject; the folk-song acquires elegance and does not lose raciness and truth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2\|Various The stories were translated into French, and thus gave rise to the Fabliau, which allowed full expression to the esprit Gaulois. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1\|William Painter This suggests the likelihood of a source which combined traits of both lai and fabliau: Warnatsch, pp 62-64. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)\|Various It is a mistake to suppose, as is frequently done, that every legend of the middle ages is a fabliau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for fabliau fabliau / (ˈfæblɪˌəʊ, French fɑblijo) / noun plural fabliaux (ˈfæblɪˌəʊz, French fɑblijo) a comic usually ribald verse tale, of a kind popular in France in the 12th and 13th centuries Word Origin for fabliau C19: from French: a little tale, from fable tale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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