pure laineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpjʊə ˈleɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpjʊ(ə)r ˌleɪn/, Canadian English

/ˈpjʊr ˌleɪn/,

/ˈpjʊr ˌlen/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, pure laines, pures laines.

Forms: 1900s– pur laine, 1900s– pure laine.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French pure laine, pur laine.

Etymology: < Canadian French pure laine (also occasionally as pur laine) genuine, authentic (1912 or earlier), French-Canadian (1964 or earlier; 1990 or earlier as noun), literally ‘pure wool’ < pure , feminine of pur pure adj. + laine wool (see mousseline de laine n.). Compare dyed in the wool at wool n. 1g(c).

Canadian.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a French Canadian, esp. a francophone Québecois descended from the original French settlers.

ΚΠ

1991 N.Y. Times 28 Aug. a20/4 Those [Quebecers] who trace their ancestry back to the original settlers are ‘pure laine’—literally, ‘pure wool’ but figuratively, racially pure.

1998 PMLA 113 32 The 49.44% who voted for separation represented 60% of Francophones..and..therefore the so-called pure laine ‘pure wool’ québécois had indeed voted for independence.

2002 C. Shields Unless 146 My mother, a pure laine Marteau from Montreal, spoke a musical French.

B. n.

A pure laine Canadian.

ΚΠ

1993 Gazette (Montreal) 27 Jan. a2 We're at it again: discussions about ‘them and us’, pure laine, allos, anglos and francos.

1995 Financial Post (Canada) 23 Sept. 20 We won the pur laines, but were denied our provenance by les autres.

1995 Gazette (Montreal) 16 Nov. e1 I feel it is the ‘pures laines’ who are the true ethnics in their behavior—we are the ‘cosmopolitans’.

2000 Canad. Geographic Nov. 16/1 The québécois I know, including many pure laine, couldn't care less about what is happening in France.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pure laine
释义	pure laineadj.n. Brit. /ˌpjʊə ˈleɪn/, U.S. /ˈpjʊ(ə)r ˌleɪn/, Canadian English /ˈpjʊr ˌleɪn/, /ˈpjʊr ˌlen/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, pure laines, pures laines. Forms: 1900s– pur laine, 1900s– pure laine. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French pure laine, pur laine. Etymology: < Canadian French pure laine (also occasionally as pur laine) genuine, authentic (1912 or earlier), French-Canadian (1964 or earlier; 1990 or earlier as noun), literally ‘pure wool’ < pure , feminine of pur pure adj. + laine wool (see mousseline de laine n.). Compare dyed in the wool at wool n. 1g(c). Canadian. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a French Canadian, esp. a francophone Québecois descended from the original French settlers. ΚΠ 1991 N.Y. Times 28 Aug. a20/4 Those [Quebecers] who trace their ancestry back to the original settlers are ‘pure laine’—literally, ‘pure wool’ but figuratively, racially pure. 1998 PMLA 113 32 The 49.44% who voted for separation represented 60% of Francophones..and..therefore the so-called pure laine ‘pure wool’ québécois had indeed voted for independence. 2002 C. Shields Unless 146 My mother, a pure laine Marteau from Montreal, spoke a musical French. B. n. A pure laine Canadian. ΚΠ 1993 Gazette (Montreal) 27 Jan. a2 We're at it again: discussions about ‘them and us’, pure laine, allos, anglos and francos. 1995 Financial Post (Canada) 23 Sept. 20 We won the pur laines, but were denied our provenance by les autres. 1995 Gazette (Montreal) 16 Nov. e1 I feel it is the ‘pures laines’ who are the true ethnics in their behavior—we are the ‘cosmopolitans’. 2000 Canad. Geographic Nov. 16/1 The québécois I know, including many pure laine, couldn't care less about what is happening in France. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1991
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