The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tout-ensemble
Tout-ensemble \Tout`-en`sem"ble\, n. [F.] 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.
Usage examples of "tout-ensemble".
They viewed it in its tout-ensemble, nothing remained concealed but the ground hidden by verdure, the hollows of the valleys, and the interior of the volcanic chasms.