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perdu

1
or per·due

[ per-doo, -dyoo, per- ]

adjective

  1. hidden; concealed; obscured.


noun

  1. Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.

Perdu

2

[ per-dy ]

noun

  1. Mont [maw, n], French name of Monte Perdido.

Perdu

1

/ pɛrdy /

noun

  1. Mont Perdu
    the French name for (Monte) Perdido
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


perdu

2

/ ˈpɜːdjuː /

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    (of a soldier) placed on hazardous sentry duty
  2. obsolete.
    (of a soldier) placed in a hazardous ambush
  3. (of a person or thing) hidden or concealed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. obsolete.
    a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty
  2. obsolete.
    a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perdu1

1585–95; < French: lost, past participle of perdre < Latin perdere to lose
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perdu1

C16: via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy
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Example Sentences

Et bien vint que le temps s'estoit ammoder: car autrement c'estoit vn homme perdu.

At such times he was more than likely to stray over to the banks of the Perdu.

It would have been hard for Reuben to say just why he found the Perdu so attractive.

The Perdu was but a stone's throw broad, throughout its entire length.

He resolved that he would buy property near the Perdu and settle there.

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