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Blindfold
Definitions
- 1 Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision not-comparable
- 2 Thoughtless; reckless. not-comparable
- 1 wearing a blindfold wordnet
- 1 With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision. not-comparable
"They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blind-fold, draws out a portion."
- 2 Blindly; without due thought or caution. figuratively, not-comparable
- 1 A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
"I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him."
- 2 a cloth used to cover the eyes wordnet
- 3 Anything that obscures the vision. figuratively, sometimes
- 1 To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
"Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piñata."
- 2 cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent them from seeing wordnet
- 3 To obscure understanding or comprehension.
Etymology
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
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