tout ensemble
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The tout ensemble of this is an extraordinarily harmonious mixture of styles which compels unceasing admiration.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
The tree was profusely hung with elegant paper lamps, and although there were no pine-branches, only palm leaves, the "tout ensemble," bore a strong resemblance to a genuine Christmas tree.
The visitor will he highly gratified by a trip to this establishment, the tout ensemble of which on a fine summer's day, particularly, is one of surpassing loveliness.
From Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France by Holdsworth, J. H.
The horses are well-bred, though many of them not well groomed; the riders are graceful and plucky, and the tout ensemble makes a fair picture to the lover of horseflesh and sport.
From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham
A small, unnecessary exhibition of snuff about the nose completed the tout ensemble of the Laird of Scouthercakes.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various