perdue (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of perdu
• Dupree, depure, pureed, puréed
Perdue (plural Perdues)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Perdue is the 2211st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16464 individuals. Perdue is most common among White (80.5%) and Black/African American (14.49%) individuals.
• Dupree, depure, pureed, puréed
Source: Wiktionary
Per*du", Per*due", a. Etym: [F. perdu, f. perdue, lost, p.p. of perdre to lose, L. perdere. See Perdition.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
