tout ensemble

American  

[too tahn-sahn-bl^uh] / tu tɑ̃ˈsɑ̃ blə /

adverb

French.

1. all together.

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noun

1. the assemblage of parts or details, as in a work of art, considered as forming a whole; the ensemble.

tout ensemble British  

/ tut ɑ̃sɑ̃blə /

adverb

1. everything considered; all in all

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noun

1. the total impression or effect

Etymology

Origin of tout ensemble

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French tout “all” (from Latin tōtus “entire”) + ensemble “together”; see total ( def. ), ensemble ( def. )

Example Sentences

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tout ensemble

But when he left his bedroom on the morning of Winslow’s arrival, he had considerably more of the English Squire than the Australian Squatter about his tout ensemble.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

In short, the tout ensemble of this strange youth was that of a noble and handsome boy that another brace of summers would develop into a splendid-looking man.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne

A Vandyke beard completed the tout ensemble of a visage which, once seen, was rarely forgotten by friend or foe.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf

A small, unnecessary exhibition of snuff about the nose completed the tout ensemble of the Laird of Scouthercakes.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various

But it was not so much the movements of the military that attracted my attention, as the tout ensemble of the crowd.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael