A Casual, short sleeved shirt in pure silk with the fashionable sand-washed finish that feels so luxurious to the touch.Her napkin was of pure silk with a neatly monogrammed corner.Her black hair was immaculate, and the pure silk violet dress fitted to perfection.Hair is a marvellous natural fibre - you could almost compare it to pure silk thread.Shapes are kept simple - shirts and T-shirts - and fabrics are pure cotton or silk.Prices start at $ 20 for acetate shades and go up to several hundred dollars for pure silk.
My first impression of the machine was that it was pure silk.The water in the lake is so pure you can drink it.These flowers also come in pure white.Pure olive oil is usually light gold in color.I'm sure he had the purest of motives.At one extreme are pure, natural ecosystems like an alpine meadow or a mangrove swamp.In terms of pure natural ability, Rick's the best athlete on the team.It felt good to get away from the city and breathe in some pure mountain air.It was by pure luck that we found the place.The pure, hot contempt I now felt for him warmed me.And the closing bloodbath is pure Grand Guignol.Under the 1990 reforms, districts will be financed on a pure formula basis too.The ideal time to pursue the sport which many considered to be the purest form of hunting.And research on pure electrics powered by exotic new battery systems is promising.Clothes made of pure cotton are much cooler than those made of mixed fibers.Our burgers are made of 100% pure beef.The bottle contained 4 litres of pure alcohol.When it first comes out of the ground, the oil is not very pure.pure hell He has described this period as ‘pure hell’. pure genius That excuse you came up with was a flash of pure genius. pure fantasy/fiction (=something that is not true at all ) He dismissed the allegations as ‘pure fantasy’.
pure speculation (=a guess that is not based on any facts ) Most of what you hear is pure speculation. pure hatred She remembered the look of pure hatred in his eyes. pure joy/pleasure/delight Lucinda flashed him a smile of pure joy. pure coincidence It was pure coincidence that I arrived on the same plane. 9 art or study A done according to an accepted standard or pattern Gothic architecture in its purest form 10 → pure science/maths etc 11 → be as pure as the driven snow → purely COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: complete and total nouns pure chance/luck He had discovered the truth by pure chance. The Highland is the oldest and purest breed of cattle in Britain. 8 breed/race bred from only one group or race My husband is pure Japanese and traces his family back 800 years. 7 typical typical of a particular style His music is pure New York. 6 colour or sound CC very clear and beautiful a cloudless sky of the purest blue Her voice, clear and pure, soared up to the roof. ► see thesaurus at clean 4 → pure and simple 5 morally good HONEST literary without any sexual experience or evil thoughts OPP impure a pure young girl They’re too pure and innocent to know what’s really going on. 3 clean CLEAN clean and not containing anything harmful OPP impure We had trouble finding a pure water supply. The chairman dismissed the report as pure speculation. pure chance/luck/coincidence etc By pure chance, I met Sir Malcolm that morning. 2 COMPLETELY complete complete and total SYN sheer a work of pure genius a smile of pure joy My mother’s life was pure hell. S3 W3 adjective 1 not mixed PURE a pure substance or material is not mixed with anything OPP impure pure silk/cotton/wool etc pure wool blankets rings made of pure gold Our beef patties are 100% pure.Purely From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Colours pure pure / pjʊə $ pjʊr /
Purification purist purity ≠ impurity purifier