■ noun a piece of cloth tied around a person's head to cover the eyes.
■ verb deprive of sight with a ~.
■ adverb Brit. with a ~ covering the eyes.
Origin
C16: alt., by assoc. with fold 1 , of blindfeld , past participle of obs. blindfell 'strike blind, ~', from OE geblindfellan (see blind , fell 2 ).