tout ensemble
Example Sentences
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Though each style is distinct, the tout ensemble is in such perfect harmony that it calls for the greatest admiration for the wonderful skill of the several architects.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
Otherwise the hearer's attention will be diverted from the tout ensemble.
From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus
I well recollect the tout ensemble of that scene.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
It was his towering, bald forehead, and something of command and savage energy in his lowering face, that redeemed the tout ensemble from an almost brutal vulgarity.
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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.
