perdition, perdicion, perdicioun

[Fr. perdition, from Lat. perditionem, acc us, of perditio =destruction, from perditus, pa. par. of per do = to lose utterly, to destroy, from per = through, and do =to give; Sp. perdicion; Ital. per dizione.] 1. Utter destruction; entire ruin. "Importing the mere perdition of the Turkish fleet."Shakesp.: Othello, ii. 2. 2. Specif.: The utter lo of the soul, or of final happine in a future state; eternal death, future IMG:content-0874.png:[blocks in formation] "Thou lewd perdition of the Latin name!" per-di-tion-a-ble, a . [Eng. perdition -able .] Fit for or worthy of perdition. per'-dix, s . [Lat., from Gr. perdix =a partridge.] 1. Ornith .: The typical genus of the sub-family Perdicine (q. v.). Bill short or moderate, vaulted, with tip or upper mandible often produced beyond lower. Nostrils basal, partly covered above by a vaulted naked membrane. Region near the eyes naked, papillose. Tarsi moderate or somewhat long, robust, covered in front with a double row of scutes. Anterior toes joined at the base by membrane. Tail mostly rounded, short, with fourteen or eighteen feathers. Wings short, with fourth quill mostly (more rarely third, or second and third) longest of all. Wallace estimates the number of 2. Palæont .: [PALEOPERDIX.] Metall.: An apparatus for sorting ores, princispecies at three. pally those of lead. percu ion-stop, s. per-dū, *per-düe', a. & s. (French perdu, fem. destroy.] IMG:content-0875.png:[blocks in formation] "To watch, poor perdu , With this thin helm." Shakesp.: Lear, iv. 7. per-du-ěl-li-on, s. [Lat. perduellio , from per duellis an enemy carrying on war: per =through, and duellum , orig. form of bellum =war.] Civil Law : Treason (q. v.). *per-du-lous, a . [Latin per do =to lose, to destroy.] Lost; thrown away. [PERDITION.] "There may be some wandering perdulous wishes of known impo ibilities."- Bramhall . *per-dür-a-bil-1-ty, s. [PERDURABLE.] The quality or state of being perdurable; durablene , lastingne .