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
Although the fabliaux are not very largely represented in medieval English rhyme, there is a considerable amount of miscellaneous comic verse.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker
Other farces are too numerous to attempt to classify; they bear, however, in their subjects, as in their manner, a remarkable resemblance to the fabliaux, their source.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
One feature of the fabliaux, however, cannot be praised and yet must not be overlooked.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
