blindfold

[ blahynd-fohld ]

verb (used with object)

1. to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of.
2. to impair the awareness or clear thinking of:

   Don't let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of their invitation.

noun

1. a cloth or bandage put before the eyes to prevent seeing.

adjective

1. with the eyes covered:

   a blindfold test.

2. rash; unthinking:

   a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts.

blindfold

/ ˈblaɪndˌfəʊld /

verb

1. to prevent (a person or animal) from seeing by covering (the eyes)
2. to prevent from perceiving or understanding

noun

1. a piece of cloth, bandage, etc, used to cover the eyes
2. any interference to sight

adjective

1. having the eyes covered with a cloth or bandage
2. chess not seeing the board and pieces
3. rash; inconsiderate

Other Words From

• un·blindfolded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of blindfold¹

1520–30; alteration, by association with fold ¹, of blindfell to cover the eyes, strike blind, Middle English blindfellen; blind, fell ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of blindfold¹

changed (C16) through association with fold ¹from Old English blindfellian to strike blind; see blind , fell ²

Example Sentences

They would blindfold her sometimes for days and they beat her face and her head.

From The Daily Beast

Whenever I left the room I had ear muffs, handcuffs and a blindfold placed upon me.

From The Daily Beast

Marie Fontenot was wearing a blindfold on the gruesome videotape that Rust found in Billy Lee Tuttle's safe.

From The Daily Beast

Dora Lange was wearing a blindfold when she was discovered in a prayer position at the base of that tree.

From The Daily Beast

“It was this idea of prayer, and one of the necessities of the prayer pose being the blindfold,” he explained.

From The Daily Beast

He knew his way about the North Sea blindfold, and all he didn't know about his trade wasn't worth knowing.

From Project Gutenberg

I dared not ask her how she had gotten through the nights, because she had used the blanket to blindfold the horse.

From Project Gutenberg

No, sir, I'd niver appear in public but wanst a year, an' thin I'd blindfold me lile subjicks so that they'd stay lile.

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You may halt a bit to get your breath, but nobody is to touch his or her blindfold.

From Project Gutenberg

Every one knew his way to the river blindfold; so that the darker the night the better.

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Related Words

• curtain
• screen