blindfold
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\ \ [16] The original term for covering someone’s eyes with a bandage was blindfell [OE], which survived until the 16th century. This meant literally ‘strike someone blind’, the second element being the fell of ‘felling trees’. It appears that its past form, blindfelled, came to be mistaken for a present form, and this, together with some perceived connection with fold (presumably the ‘folding’ of the bandage round somebody’s head), conspired to produce the new verb blindfold.
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Blindfold — Blind fold , a. Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal; blindfold fury. [1913 Webster] Fate s blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blindfold — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of cloth tied around the head to cover someone s eyes. ► VERB ▪ deprive of sight with a blindfold. ► ADVERB ▪ with a blindfold covering the eyes. ORIGIN from obsolete blindfell «strike blind, blindfold», from Old English … English terms dictionary
Blindfold — Blind fold , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blindfolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blindfolding}.] [OE. blindfolden, blindfelden, blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell, strike down.] To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blindfold — lind fold , n. a flexible object placed over the eyes to prevent seeing; usually a strip of cloth wrapped around the head so as to cover the eyes. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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blindfold — [blīnd′fōld΄] vt. [altered (infl. by FOLD1) < ME blindfeld, struck blind, pp. of blindfellen < OE (ge)blindfellian: see BLIND + FELL2] 1. to cover the eyes of with a cloth or bandage 2. to hinder the sight or understanding of n … English World dictionary
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blindfold — I UK [ˈblaɪn(d)ˌfəʊld] / US [ˈblaɪndˌfoʊld] noun [countable] Word forms blindfold : singular blindfold plural blindfolds something that is tied over someone s eyes so that they cannot see II = blindfolded blindfold UK [ˈblaɪn(d)ˌfəʊld] / US… … English dictionary
blindfold — [[t]bla͟ɪndfoʊld[/t]] blindfolds, blindfolding, blindfolded 1) N COUNT A blindfold is a strip of cloth that is tied over someone s eyes so that they cannot see. 2) VERB If you blindfold someone, you tie a blindfold over their eyes. [V n] His… … English dictionary
Blindfold — A blindfold (from Middle English blindfellen ) is a garment, usually of cloth, tied to one s head to cover the eyes to disable the wearer s sight. It can be worn when the eyes are in a closed state and thus prevents the wearer from opening them.… … Wikipedia
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