perdue

Per*du", Per*due", a. Etym: [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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