Perdue

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perdu \Per*du"\, Perdue \Per*due"\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]" or
     p[~e]r"d[-u]), a. [F. perdu, f. perdue, lost, p. p. of perdre
     to lose, L. perdere. See {Perdition}.]
     1. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush.
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              He should lie perdue who is to walk the round.
                                                    --Fuller.
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     2. Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises;
        hence, reckless; hopeless. "A perdue captain." --Beau. &
        Fl.
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