tout ensemble
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Unfortunately, however, this man is as silly as he is handsome, though he certainly has a very prepossessing tout ensemble.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
The features could not have been more regular and their tout ensemble could not have been more harmonious; nevertheless, her beauty lacked animation.
From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Palacio Vald?s, Armando