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† imˈperdible, a. Obs. rare.
[f. im-2 + L. perd-ĕre to lose + -ible.]
That cannot be lost or destroyed. Hence † imperdiˈbility, the quality of being imperdible, indestructibility.
1661Feltham Disc. Eccl. ii. 11 Wks. 377 As they [wisdom and knowledge] are harder in their acquisition, so are they more imperdible and steddy in their stay. 1713Derham Phys.-Theol. v. ix. 350 Neither are those pretious Things of greater use to the making of..Utensils..by means of their Beauty, Imperdibility, and Ductility. |
