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perdu
/pəːˈdjuː/
adj 3noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, poor, thin
VERB + PERDU
watch
PERDU + NOUN
way
PREP.
with
Definitions
adj
1
Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu.
a perdue captain
2
In a dangerous situation; lost, desperate.
Among certain grizzled sea-gossips of the gun decks and forecastle went a rumor perdue […]
3
Hidden; concealed from sight. Chiefly with lie.
He should lie Perdue who is to walk the round.
I stood perdu behind Mr Grimbold; a tall personage, whose broad shoulders, however, just permitted me to peep over at the Major, who had not yet espied me.
noun
1
One placed on watch, or in ambush.
2
A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
To watch, poor perdu, / With this thin helm?
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a perdue captain
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Among certain grizzled sea-gossips of the gun decks and forecastle went a rumor perdue […]
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He should lie Perdue who is to walk the round.
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To watch, poor perdu, / With this thin helm?
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Tom prides himself on having read the original "À la recherche des temps perdu" all the way through.
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