Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
One placed on watch, or in ambush. · A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryStationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu. · In a dangerous situation; lost, desperate. · Hidden; concealed from sight. Chiefly with lie.
Borrowed from Middle French perdu, originally after sentinelle perdue.
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- Borrowed-form mentionperdufrm
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