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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pyʁ lɛn/

Adjective

pure laine (invariable)

  1. (Quebec) pertaining to old stock Quebecois

Noun

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

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

See also
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