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perdu |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perdu \Per*du"\, n. [See {Perdu}, a.] 1. One placed on watch, or in ambush. 2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perdu \Per*du"\, Perdue \Per*due"\, a. [F. perdu, f. perdue, lost, p. p. of perdre to lose, L. perdere. See {Perdition}.] 1. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush; close He should lie perdue who is to walk the round. --Fuller. 2. Accustomed to or employed in desperate enterprises; hence reckless; hopeless. ``A perdue captain.'' --Beau. & Fl
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