fabliau

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Noun
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CIDE DICTIONARY

fabliaun. [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.].
     One of the metrical tales of the Trouvères, or early poets of the north of France.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fabliau, n. (pl. fabliaux) a metrical tale in early French poetry, often coarsely humorous.

Etymology
F f. OF dialect fabliaux, -ax pl. of fablel dimin. (as FABLE)

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