FABLIAU


Meaning of FABLIAU in English

[ 'fablɪəʊ ]

■ noun ( plural ~x -əʊz ) a metrical tale, typically a bawdy one, of a type found chiefly in early French poetry.

Origin

from OFr. ~x , plural of fablel 'short fable', dimin. of fable .

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