fabliau
noun
a short metrical tale, usually ribald and humorous, popular in medieval France.
fabliaux
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pluralof fabliau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thus old tales like The Thousand and One Nights, the fabliaux, The Canterbury Tales, the Grimms' folk stories have a magic rarely found in latter ages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Did I really want to sit there listening to Mr. Grovenor explain for the twentieth time what fabliaux were?
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
Chansons de geste, rhymed romances and fabliaux had long ceased to be written.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
They are simply the old themes of the fabliaux treated in the old way.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
While tragedy thus clings closely to antique models, comedy, as might be expected in the country of the fabliaux, is more independent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
