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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Forlorn \For*lorn"\, n. 1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person. Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. --Shak. 2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.] Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy. --Oliver Cromvell. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Forlorn \For*lorn"\, a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forle[a2]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + le[a2]san (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. f[94]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See {For-}, and {Lorn}, a., {Lose}, v. t.] 1. Deserted; abandoned; lost. Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. --Spenser. Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. --Shak. 2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate. For here forlorn and lost I tread. --Goldsmith. The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme. --Prescott. She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living. --Thomson. {A forlorn hope} [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band; akin to E. heap. See {For-}, and {Heap}.] (Mil.), a body of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verlornen posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise. Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary; helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched; miserable; pitiable. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Forlese \For*lese"\, v. t. [p. p. {Forlore}, {Forlorn}.] [OE. forlesen. See {Forlorn}.] To lose utterly. [Obs.] --haucer. | |
