n. [ LL. deperditum, fr. L. deperditus, p. p. of deperdere; de- + perdere to lose, destroy. ] That which is lost or destroyed. [ R. ] Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of one ruined; as, deperditely wicked. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. déperdition. ] Loss; destruction. [ Archaic ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hopper (as in grasshopper) + doze or dose; because conceived as putting insects to sleep or as dosing them with poison. ] (Agric.) An appliance for the destruction of insects, consisting of a shallow iron box, containing kerosene or coated with tar or other sticky substance, which may be mounted on wheels. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Physiol.) Excessive dicrotic; as, a hyperdicrotic pulse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) A hyperdicrotic condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Hyperdicrotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pref. hyper- + dulia: cf. F. hyperdulie. ] (R. C. Ch.) Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia. Addis & Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Hyperdulia. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being imperdible. [ Obs. ] Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + L. perdere to destroy. ] Not destructible. [ Obs. ] -- Im*per"di*bly, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. lignum wood + perdere to destroy: cf. F. ligniperde. ] (Zool.) Wood-destroying; -- said of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of fungi including the genus Lycoperdon, consisting of puffballs.
Syn. -- family Lycoperdaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies: puffpalls; earthstars.
Syn. -- order Lycoperdales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; wolf + &unr_; to break wind. ] (Bot.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., lit., eye of a partridge. ] 1. (Ornamental Art) Characterized by, or decorated with, small round points, spots, or rings; as, oeil-de-perdrix pattern. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Having a brownish red color; -- used esp. of light-colored red wine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ See Perdix. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the family Perdicidæ, or partridges. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. See Parde. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. perdere to lose + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) A deciduous plant; -- opposed to evergreen. J. Barton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. parā away) + -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to Gr. tiqe`nai, E. do. See Do. ] 1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (religion) Damnation; the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. J. M. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Loss or diminution. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Hell; hades; as, on the path to perdition. [ PJC ]

a. Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition. [ R. ] Pollok. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ L., a partridge, Gr. pe`rdix. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Perdu, a. ] 1. One placed on watch, or in ambush. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ F. perdu, f. perdue, lost, p. p. of perdre to lose, L. perdere. See Perdition. ] 1. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush. [ 1913 Webster ]

He should lie perdue who is to walk the round. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; hence, reckless; hopeless. “A perdue captain.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. perduellio; per + duellum, bellum, war. ] (Civil Law) Treason. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Perdu, a. ] Lost; thrown away. [ Obs. ] Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Durability; lastingness. [ Archaic ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. perdurable, OE. pardurable. See Perdure. ] Very durable; lasting; continuing long. [ Archaic ] Chaucer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Per*dur"a*bly, adv. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

n. (Philosophy) The philosophical view considering the fundamental objects of the real world as extended in the direction of time, so that the objects themselves do not change, though temporal parts may have different properties. Contrasted to endurantism, a view considering objects to be wholly present at each instant of time. [ PJC ]

n. (Philosophy) A philosopher who considers the fundamental objects of the real world as extended in the direction of time, so that the objects themselves do not change, though temporal parts may have different properties. Contrasted to endurantist, one who considers objects to be wholly present at each instant. [ PJC ]

{ } n. Long continuance. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. perdurare; per through + durare to last. ] To last or endure for a long time; to be perdurable or lasting. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The mind perdures while its energizing may construct a thousand lines. Hickok. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Truly. See Parde. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ah, dame! perdy ye have not done me right. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. pierre perdue lost stone. ] Blocks of stone or concrete heaped loosely in the water to make a foundation (as for a sea wall), a breakwater, a mole, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; that next above the dominant; -- called also submediant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Dreadnought, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]