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Meaning of "pure laine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PURE LAINE

French, literally: pure wool.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PURE LAINE

pure laine  [pjʊə ˈlɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURE LAINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pure laine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PURE LAINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pure laine

The French term pure laine literally meaning pure wool refers to the people having exclusively original ancestry of the French-Canadians. Another similar term is de souche. While most French-Canadians are able to trace their ancestry back to the original settlers of New France, a number are descended from mixed marriages between the French and Irish settlers. When these shared the same Roman Catholic faith, their unions were approved by the once-powerful Roman Catholic Church in Quebec. Another factor was the settlement of many English people in the region, many of whom were ultimately assimilated into the francophone culture. Recently, Quebec has also experienced the effects of a policy of immigration from French-speaking countries, which has changed Quebec's culture. The use of pure laine is sometimes deprecated. Regardless, English-language commentators Brigitte Pellerin of the Ottawa Citizen and Jan Wong of The Globe and Mail have used the term. The mainstream French-language newspaper La Presse, however, still uses both the terms pure laine and de souche.

Definition of pure laine in the English dictionary

The definition of pure laine in the dictionary is a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURE LAINE


glen
ɡlɛn
Glenn
ɡlɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURE LAINE

purchasing power
purda
purdah
purdonium
pure
pure culture
Pure Land sects
pure line
pure merino
pure new wool
pure tone
pure vowel
pure watercolour
pure-hearted
pure-minded
pureblood
purebred
puree
purely
pureness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURE LAINE

Aquitaine
Caine
chaine
chatelaine
cocaine
delaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
La Fontaine
Laine
Lorraine
Maine
migraine
mousseline de laine
Paine
poulaine
romaine
saine
Tamburlaine
Ukraine
Verlaine

Synonyms and antonyms of pure laine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pure laine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURE LAINE

Find out the translation of pure laine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pure laine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pure laine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纯莱恩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laine puro
570 millions of speakers

English

pure laine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुद्ध Laine
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لين النقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чистый Laine
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laine puro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশুদ্ধ ধনুর্বন্ধনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pure laine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laine tulen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pure laine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

純粋レイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순수 라 이네
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pure laine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Laine tinh khiết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூய லான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्ध हवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saf safha
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laine pura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czysta Laine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чистий Laine
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Laine pur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρό laine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suiwer Laine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ren laine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ren laine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pure laine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURE LAINE»

The term «pure laine» is regularly used and occupies the 61.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURE LAINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pure laine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pure laine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pure laine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURE LAINE»

Discover the use of pure laine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pure laine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catalogue of the Works Exhibited in the British Section of ...
1352 Behress, J., ii Bradford, York, A.— Tissus pour robes ct nieubles, faits de pure laine peignee et de laine peigne'e et coton. 1354 Clay, J.-Tr., a Hudilersfield , York, A. — Tissus pour gilets laine ct coton. Tissus pour pantalons de pure laine  ...
Great Britain. Imperial commission, Paris universal exhibition, 1855, 1855
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Paris universal exhibition, 1855. Catalogue of the works ...
1352 Beiirens, J., a Bradford, York, A. — Tissus pour robes et mcubles, fails de pure laine peignee et de laine peignee ct colon. 1354 Clay, J.-Tr., a Huddersfieltl, York, A. — Tissus pour gilets laine et coton. Tissus pour panlalons de pure laine  ...
‎1855
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Catalogue of the Works exhibited in the British Section of ...
2169 pure laine ct dc lninc ct cotuu. 1354aCn.\vnx et Hannor, 31 Bradford, York, A.—Damas, 13544lCnAvz:u et llmmor, Bradford, Yorkshire. Damaska, etc. &c. ' 1355 Coon nus et Cm, E1 Lomlrea, A.—Tlssus de laino ct 1355 C<Z>K,d§0N, find ...
‎1855
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Oral History at the Crossroads: Sharing Life Stories of ...
40 Some Haitian immigrants were suddenly confronted by their own blackness. When asked if he was québécois, Céradieu Toussaint replied in the affirmative. However, he immediately qualified this by saying that he was not “pure laine” – a  ...
Steven High, 2014
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Cogitations of an Urban Hermit
You should also give some consideration to what has become the propaganda style or technique here. Les anglais is a phrase that has come to be synonymous with les autres, i.e. anyone who is not pure laine or de souche Québécois.
Victor P. Epp, 2004
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Community Besieged: The Anglophone Minority and the Politics ...
The store specialized in woollen goods and was appropriately called "Presque Pure Laine," a sarcastic reference to the metaphorical Quebecois use of the expression "pure laine" to refer to a person of completely French ancestry. Galganov ...
Garth Stevenson, 1999
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Psychohistoriography: A Post-Colonial Psychoanalytical and ...
The issue of race can go towards health The construction of non-White people without wealth The point of entry to this place is important What does it give a pure laine to be pure? When did you come, is your construction sure? Belonging is ...
Frederick W. Hickling, 2012
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Bravo!
«Un Québécois pure lainePure laine comme Maria Chapdelaine°? Mais non, Louis Hémon était un maudita Français. Faut pas confondre. Je suis immigrante, je confonds. Pour nous, pas de laine, la vie est trop chère ici et mes parents trop  ...
Judith Muyskens, Linda Harlow, Michèle Vialet, 2011
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Pale Shadows: An Autobiographical Novel
Your motives are pure. You're simply watching out for her.” Heather saddened. “I don't feel so pure.” Laine simply nodded. “Sometimes you have to do questionable things for the greater good. It's not always easy, but its part of what we are.
Angyl Nihthasu, 2008
10
Annuaire de statistiques industrielles par produit
Pure yam of carded and combed (worsted) wool. (SlTC, Rev.3: 651 12-2, 65113- 2,65116-1). Remarque générale. Filés de pure laine cardée ou peignée (CTCl, Rev.3: 65112-2, 65113-2, 65116-1). ' Production by establishments employing 10  ...
Department of Economic & Social Affairs, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURE LAINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pure laine is used in the context of the following news items.
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100% pure laine le 26 juin sur Wii U
Yoshi revêt son plus beau costume, 100% pure laine ! Le 26 juin Yoshi's Woolly World s'offre un univers tout doux, entièrement constitué de laine et de textiles, ... «Agence Française pour le Jeu Vidéo, May 15»
2
« Shaun le mouton », humour british, certifié pure laine
Le studio Aardman livre un film d'animation désopilant et tendre qui renoue avec le succès de ses plus belles productions, « Wallace et Gromit » et « Chicken ... «La Croix, Apr 15»
3
Racism, the Canadian Way
... indigenous rights and indigenous land claims because they somehow are 'pure laine',” Nelson added to Leroux, citing the common trope used by Quebecers, ... «The Link, Feb 15»
4
Hertel: un produit pure laine
À 56 ans, Marcel Arsenault raconte avec fierté et émotion la petite histoire du Hertel, un produit pure laine. Il avait 10 ans quand son père Roland a eu l'idée de ... «LaPresse.ca, Jan 15»
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Portrait de Mikhail Ahooja : jeune premier, fils d'immigrant et …
Pendant des années, son teint basané et son nom à consonance étrangère ont été associés à Luis (Minuit, le soir), Ibrahim (Pure Laine) et Karim (Lance et ... «Le Huffington Post Quebec, Jan 15»
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Morlaix. Place Allende : une entrée pure laine !
Pour enjoliver la ville de Morlaix, le collectif Anonym. mousse a frappé fort, ce mardi midi, en enveloppant l'horodateur et la barrière de la sortie de la place ... «Le Télégramme, Jan 15»
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EIB WEB PAGE DISGRONIFIER
"Now we have pure laine Quebeckers and Nigerian South Londoners converting to Islam because it's the coolest gang on the planet. And one consequence of ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Oct 14»
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Joseph Heath: The new nationalism
Quebec separatism is, and always has been, driven by the ethnic nationalism of so-called pure laine Québécois — descendants of the original French colonists, ... «National Post, Apr 14»
9
Chow's Hong Kong Identity Politics Could Backfire
Marois played the Quebec "pure laine" identity card with her proposed Charter of Anti-Canadian Values. As a result Marois is on the brink of ignominious defeat. «Huffington Post Canada, Apr 14»
10
Facing a New Wave of French Canadian Nationalism, Quebec's …
But eventually anti-Semitism began to fester, needling its way into French Canada through the Catholic Church—especially among the so-called pure laine, ... «Tablet Magazine, Apr 14»

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