tout ensemble
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The tout ensemble is generally very striking, even where the architectural purist is apt to grumble at the shortcomings of most of the detail.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
The shadow cast from the declivity of the ravine increased the horrid tout ensemble of the scene, which the increasing darkness half hid.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Eugène Sue
By this means the idea of strength and support is not interfered with, and the tout ensemble is not destroyed.
From Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by Various
A gallery ran round the walls to enable the visitors to view the upper pictures, and obtain a general view of the “saloon,” the tout ensemble of which was magnificent.
Otherwise the hearer's attention will be diverted from the tout ensemble.
From Johann Sebastian Bach by Johann Nikolaus Forkel
