pure laine

English

Etymology

French pure laine (literally “pure wool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjʊɹ ˈlen/

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

• pur et dur
• Québécois

Further reading

• pure laine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

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

Anagrams

• epineural

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyʁ lɛn/

Adjective

pure laine (invariable)

1. (Quebec) pertaining to old stock Quebecois

Noun

pure laine m or f (plural * or pures laines)

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

See also

• pur et dur
• Québécois