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blind·fold
/
ˈblaɪndˌfoʊld
/
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[
blahynd
-fohld
]
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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.
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noun
3.
a cloth or bandage put before the eyes to prevent seeing.
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adjective
4.
with the eyes covered:
a blindfold test.
5.
rash; unthinking:
a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts.
Origin:
1520–30;
alteration, by association with
fold
1
,
of
blindfell
to cover the eyes, strike blind,
Middle English
blindfellen;
see
blind
,
fell
2
Related forms
un·blind·fold·ed,
adjective
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blindfold
(ˈblaɪndˌfəʊld)
—
vb
1.
to prevent (a person or animal) from seeing by covering (the eyes)
2.
to prevent from perceiving or understanding
—
n
3.
a piece of cloth, bandage, etc, used to cover the eyes
4.
any interference to sight
—
adj
, —
adv
5.
having the eyes covered with a cloth or bandage
6.
chess
not seeing the board and pieces
7.
rash; inconsiderate
[changed (C16) through association with
fold
1
from Old English
blindfellian
to strike blind; see
blind
,
fell
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
blindfold
early 13c., from O.E. (ge)blindfellian "to strike blind," altered by similarity to fold, from blind + Anglian gefeollan "to strike down," as in to fell a tree (see
fell
(v.)). The noun is from 1880.
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