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Perdu - What does it mean?

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perdu

English

Adjective

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  • Lost (from a soldier given a mission he is not expected to return from).

    • Alternative forms

    * perdue

    Usage notes

    This word occurs in Shakespeare's King Lear in the sense 'lost'. See citations tab for details.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One placed on watch, or in ambush.
  • A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
  • * 1605 , , IV. vii. 35:
    • To watch, poor perdu , / With this thin helm?

    Anagrams

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    Not English

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