[blahynd-fohld] 
| 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. |
| 3. | a cloth or bandage put before the eyes to prevent seeing. |
| 4. | with the eyes covered: a blindfold test. |
| 5. | rash; unthinking: a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts. |
| blind·fold (blīnd'fōld') tr.v. blind·fold·ed, blind·fold·ing, blind·folds
[From Middle English blindfolde, past participle of blindfellen, to strike blind, cover the eyes, from Old English geblindfellian : blind, blind; see blind + fellian, to strike down.] blind'fold'ed adj. |
