BLINDFOLD


Meaning of BLINDFOLD in English

■ 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 ).

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