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Lost to view; in concealment or ambush; close.

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  1. a. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush; close.
  2. a. Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; hence, reckless; hopeless.
  3. 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.
  4. a. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush; close. a. Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; hence, reckless; hopeless.