ensemble : Idioms & Phrases

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tout ensemble

  • noun an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole
    ensemble.
  • noun a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts
  • adverb with everything considered (and neglecting details)
    altogether; on the whole; all in all.
    • altogether, I'm sorry it happened
    • all in all, it's not so bad
WordNet

tout-ensemble

Tout`-en`sem"ble noun
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. All together; hence, in costume, the fine arts, etc., the general effect of a work as a whole, without regard to the execution of the separate perts.
Webster 1913