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(prd" or pr"d), n.[See Perdu, a.] 1. One placed on watch, or in ambush. 2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. Shak. Perdu" Perdue"} (prd" or pr"d), 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. スポンサード リンク
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