blindfold
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblindfold (plural blindfolds)
- 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.
- (sometimes figurative) Anything that obscures the vision.
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
edita covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
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something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)
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Adjective
editblindfold (not comparable)
- Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
- Thoughtless; reckless.
Adverb
editblindfold (not comparable)
- With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
- 1779, James Robertson, edited by John Sinclair, Statistical Account of Scotland, volume 11, page 620:
- They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blind-fold, draws out a portion.
- 1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 258:
- The commuters from the suburbs come unencumbered with luggage, children and prams, and can almost be relied upon to find their way blindfold to their trains.
Verb
editblindfold (third-person singular simple present blindfolds, present participle blindfolding, simple past and past participle blindfolded)
- To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
- Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piñata.
- To obscure understanding or comprehension.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
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To obscure understanding or comprehension
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References
edit- “blindfold”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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