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PERDUS
Noun
perdus
plural of perdu
Anagrams
• Dupres, Prudes, drupes, dupers, prudes, pursed, reds up, sprued
Source: Wiktionary
PERDU
Per*du", n. Etym: [See Perdu, a.]
1. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. Shak.
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
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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