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pure laine

/ pjʊə ˈlɛn /

noun

  1. (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pure laine1

French, literally: pure wool
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Example Sentences

Being a "pure laine", I disagreed with you.

Nowhere has it galvanized such large numbers as in Quebec, where many people still refer to themselves as pure laine, or pure wool, direct descendants of the 17th-century settlers of New France.

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