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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a piece of cloth, bandage, etc, used to cover the eyes
  2. any interference to sight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. having the eyes covered with a cloth or bandage
  2. chess not seeing the board and pieces
  3. rash; inconsiderate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blindfold1

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

After blindfolding 281 college students and 31 grade schoolers, they gave the students edible or nonedible models to inspect.

It’s barely light and he will never see the sun again, nor his home, nor his family… Mallin is offered a blindfold, but it is not known if he accepts.

Musk is aiming for higher altitudes and increased operational perfection until his team can do it blindfolded.

One method, “blindfolding,” calls for dropping a few ice cubes in the pan and covering it to trap in the steam.

So, they are going about their marketing efforts with blindfolds on.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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