tout ensemble

Example Sentences

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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

Harry had been more than usually scrupulous in his dress; but when they met at the breakfast-table, his guest’s clerical tout ensemble beat him hollow.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various

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

In the examples of continental costume, the tout ensemble is graceful, and especially the head-dress; while in England the elegant sleeve is accompanied with very short waists, and with the hideous, horned head-dresses then fashionable.

From Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress by Merrifield, Mary Philadelphia

Otherwise the hearer's attention will be diverted from the tout ensemble.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus