pure laine
Britishnoun
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Origin of pure laine
French, literally: pure wool
Example Sentences
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Being a "pure laine", I disagreed with you.
From New York Times
Nowhere has it galvanized such large numbers as in Quebec, where many people still refer to themselves as pure laine, or pure wool, direct descendants of the 17th-century settlers of New France.
From New York Times
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