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pure laine

French phrase

: pure wool
used in reference to someone of purely French-Canadian in ancestry

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“Pure laine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pure%20laine. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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