pure laine

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English

Etymology

From French pure laine (literally “pure wool”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjʊɹ ˈleɪn/, /-ˈlɛn/

Adjective

pure laine (comparative more pure laine, superlative most pure laine)

  1. (Canada) Of or pertaining to francophone Quebecers of "pure" French ancestry, descended from settlers in New France.

Noun

pure laine (plural pure laines)

  1. (Canada) A pure laine Quebecer.

See also

References

  • “pure laine” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pyʁ lɛn/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Adjective

pure laine (invariable)

  1. (Quebec, relational) of old stock Quebecois
  2. (France) authentic
    Synonyms: pur jus, pur sucre

Noun

pure laine m or f by sense (plural pure laine or pures laines)

  1. (Quebec) old stock Quebecois
  2. (literally) pure wool

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