tout ensemble

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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.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von

While the tout ensemble, his garments clinging to his shivering carcase, is in no wise calculated to invest his just exasperation with the majesty of outraged dignity.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

Finally, it must be urged that the tout ensemble of the case should be taken into consideration, and not some special feature of the skin eruption.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

His keen and often expressive glance, his firm voice made mild by emotion, the tout ensemble of his character, seems to call him to great crimes or sublime actions.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

The latter had light flaxen ringlets and blue eyes, and the tout ensemble of the features were totally dissimilar.

From The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)