Simon-pure

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Simon-pure \Si"mon-pure"\, a.
     Genuine; true; real; authentic; -- a term alluding to the
     comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another
     and is obliged to prove himself to be the "real Simon Pure."
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]