I. blind ‧ fold 1 /ˈblaɪndfəʊld $ -foʊld/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a piece of cloth that covers someone’s eyes to prevent them from seeing anything
II. blindfold 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: blindfell 'to make blind, cover the eyes of' (13-16 centuries) , from blind + ⇨ ↑ fell 3 ; influenced by fold ]
to cover someone’s eyes with a piece of cloth:
Blindfold the prisoner!
III. blindfold 3 BrE AmE British English ( also blind‧fold‧ed /ˈblaɪndfəʊldəd, ˈblaɪndfəʊldɪd $ -foʊld-/) adverb
1 . with your eyes covered by a piece of cloth
2 . can do something blindfold informal used to say that it is very easy for you to do something because you have done it so often