‖ en masse
(ɑ̃ mas)
Also 9 en mass.
[Fr.]
In a mass or body; bodily, all at once.
| 1802 Playfair Illustr. Hutton. The. 334 The transition from gneiss to granite en mass, is not uncommon. 1815 Scribbleomania 53 The public en masse, Hath affirmed that these Lays other efforts surpass. 1848 Mrs. Gaskell Mary Barton v, The things were..lifted en masse to the drawer. |