Thesaurus: perdu

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1. a. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
2. a. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
3. a. Alt. of Perdue
4. 1. One placed on watch, or in ambush. 2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. Shak. 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.
5. a. One placed on watch, or in ambush. a. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. a. Alt. of Perdue