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tout ensemble

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Noun1.tout ensembletout ensemble - an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole
ensemble
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
2.tout ensemble - a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts
effect, impression - an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
Adv.1.tout ensemble - with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"
all in all, on the whole, altogether


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And then, her air, her manner, her tout ensemble, is so indescribably improved
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
Some of the effects are very daring, approaching even to the boldest flights of the rococo, the sirocco, and the Byzantine schools--yet the master's hand never falters--it moves on, calm, majestic, confident--and, with that art which conceals art, it finally casts over the TOUT ENSEMBLE, by mysterious methods of its own, a subtle something which refines, subdues, etherealizes the arid components and endures them with the deep charm and gracious witchery of poesy.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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