English Explanatory Dictionary

simon-pure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Absolutely pure; genuine, authentic.

Word forms

simon-pure

Etymology

From the phrase "the real Simon Pure" (the true person or article), from the character Simon Pure (who is impersonated by another, and obliged to prove his identity) in Susanna Centlivre's 1717 play A Bold Stroke for a Wife.

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