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单词 to lie perdu
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to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu
2. to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu.
a. Military. To be placed as an outpost, guard, scout, etc., in an exposed or hazardous position. Also: to be hidden and on watch, to be lying in ambush. Obsolete.
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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.
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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.
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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.
extracted from perduadj.n.
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