pure laine

Etymology

French, 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

References

• “pure laine” in the Katherine Barker, editor, Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition, Don Mills, Ont.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• epineural

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyʁ lɛn/

Adjective

pure laine (invariable)

1. (Quebec) pertaining to old stock Quebecois

Noun

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

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

See also

• pur et dur
• Québécois