'Fabliau' definitions:

Definition of 'Fabliau'

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  • Fabliau \Fa`bli`au"\, n.; pl. Fabliaux (-[-o]"). [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.) One of the metrical tales of the Trouv[`e]res, or early poets of the north of France. [1913 Webster]