Definition of "perdue" []

• Alternative spelling of perdu. (adjective)
• Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; reckless; hopeless. (adjective)

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• "The decanter was created using the traditional and now-rare technique of cire perdue, meaning "lost wax," and is shaped with a flat bottom, like the decanters used on board ships in the 1820s."
• "Moi j'etais dans la voiture a un stop donc je n'ai pas pu aider la vieille femme qui 'perdue' est resté abasourdie au milieu du passage clouté immobile a regarder de droite a gauche ..."
• "Duchess of Hereward adopted little Marie Perdue; "perdue" no longer, but the cherished pet of a fond foster-mother."