单词 | to lie perdu |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu 2. to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu. extracted from perduadj.n.ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > watch or keep guard [verb (intransitive)] to stand upon one's watch1535 sentinel1593 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1607 to mount (the) guard1669 to keep guard1712 sentry1910 to watch a person's back1974 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > watch or keep guard [verb (intransitive)] > whilst being hidden to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1607 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > a secret place, hiding place > [adjective] dernOE blindc1386 secret?a1513 to lie perdu1791 1607 B. Barnes Divils Charter iii. ii. sig. E4v This very night must I stand Perdue for this bloudy seruice. 1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher King & No King i. sig. A3 Such commanders as thou may, I had as liue set thee Perdue for a pudding yth darke, as Alexander the great. a1732 E. Cooke Sot-weed Factor in Early Maryland Poetry (1900) 23 But Sheriff wily lay perdue, Hoping Indictments wou'd ensue. 1791 Pennsylvania Gaz. 28 Sept. Major McDowell..commanded the first battalion, to lie perdue until I commenced the attack. 1850 W. G. Simms Lily & Totem xxv. viii. 442 Our chevalier determined to lie perdu until the next morning, the hour being too late and the enemy too watchful. 1897 E. A. Bartlett Battlefields of Thessaly ix. 196 There were plenty of Greeks lying perdu about the south-western fringe of the wood. b. In extended use: to be concealed or hidden from sight; to lie low. (a) Of people. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait siteOE wait?c1225 aspya1250 awaita1250 keepc1275 to sit in wait(s)a1300 lurkc1300 bush1330 to lie at (the) waitc1440 to lie on waitc1440 to lie wait1445 lay one's wait1535 hugger1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 couch1582 ambuscade1592 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624 to lie at (or upon the) snap1631 ambush1638 to hole up1912 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] mitheeOE wryOE darea1225 skulka1300 hidec1330 hulkc1330 dilla1400 droopc1420 shroudc1450 darkenc1475 conceal1591 lie1604 dern1608 burrow1614 obscurea1626 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1701 lie close1719 1624 P. Massinger Bond-man ii. i. sig. D2 There's a sport too Nam'd lying Perdieu,..tis a game, Which you must learne to play at. 1640 S. Harding Sicily & Naples v. ii. 87 'Tis so darke now, an the divell should lye perdieu I should go neere to stumble on's hornes. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 195 This Hudibras..by the Furies left Perdue. 1701 J. Philips Splendid Shilling (1715) 6 This Caitif..oft Lies perdue in a Nook or gloomy Cave. 1792 C. Smith Desmond III. xiii. 172 While this conversation..went on, I stood perdu behind Mr Grimbold. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose vi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 115 Hold..We must not be perdue if possible. 1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose xiv She has been lying perdue,..deeply buried in the unwonted luxury of a French novel. 1924 A. Christie Man in Brown Suit xxv. 216 If I were you I would stay quietly perdu here until you are quite strong again. 1970 J. Glassco Mem. Montparnasse xv. 137 Stanley lay perdue for the next few days. (b) Of things, qualities, etc. Now rare. ΚΠ 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 761 Suggestion lay pur due by Contemplation, And sought to disadvantage Meditation. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vii. 87 The Engine lurking perdue in a Coat Pocket. 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 373/2 The ingenious author tells us..the general's intention remains perdu. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. ii. 133 A host of honest good fellow qualities..had lain perdue. 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly I. Prol. i. 6 Hidden in the belt of each or carried perdu in the trousers-pocket. 1927 Baroness Orczy Sir Percy hits Back xxiv. 205 This untenanted cottage..lay perdu, off both the main and the secondary roads. < as lemmas |
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