pure laine

/ (pjʊə ˈlɛn) /

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noun

(in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent

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Word Origin for pure laine

French, literally: pure wool

Words nearby pure laine

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How to use pure laine in a sentence

Several Republicans won primaries in 2014 by running as ideologically pure conservatives who wanted new leadership in the House.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What designer West lacks in productivity, he more than makes up for in pure, unadulterated confidence and blind anger.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Everything else is pure speculation and the promulgation of fear.
The Black Panther Bomb Plot in St. Louis That Wasn’t|Justin Glawe|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Much of the drama that transpires towards the end of the story is due to the pure love itself, not in spite of it.
The Japanese Women Who Love Gay Anime|Brandon Presser|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Of course, Sesame Street's songs weren't only educational; from a pure tuneage perspective, the music was pretty kickass.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why not have sought out the pure white lime-rocks of the flat country, or the grey granite of the hills?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Wasn't the dead man stretched in the shadow convincing proof of their capacity for pure devilishness?
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Perhaps the nearest approach to a pure æsthetic enjoyment in these early days is the love of flowers.
Children's Ways|James Sully
A method of Vacuity pure and simple—the exact opposite of Mental Assimilation.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Mine should be of pure steel; I have ordered her out of my consciousness these last weeks at the point of the bayonet.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton