BLINDFOLD


Meaning of BLINDFOLD in English

/ ˈblaɪndfəʊld; NAmE -foʊld/ noun , verb , adjective , adverb

■ noun

something that is put over sb's eyes so they cannot see

■ verb

[ vn ] to cover sb's eyes with a piece of cloth or other covering so that they cannot see :

The hostages were tied up and blindfolded.

■ adjective , adverb

( BrE ) (also blind·fold·ed BrE , NAmE ) with the eyes covered :

The reporter was taken blindfold to a secret location.

I knew the way home blindfold (= because it was so familiar) .

I could do that blindfold (= very easily, with no problems) .

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: alteration, by association with the verb fold , of blindfeld , past participle of obsolete blindfell strike blind, blindfold , from Old English geblindfellan (see blind and the verb fell ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.