blindfold
- 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 abductors blindfolded him and drove him to a flat in southern Beirut...
[V-ed] The report says prisoners were often kept blindfolded.
3)
ADJ: ADJ after
v If someone does something
blindfold, they do it while wearing a blindfold.
The Australian chess grandmaster Ian Rogers took on six opponents blindfold and beat five.
4)
PHRASE (
emphasis) If you say that you
can do something
blindfold, you are emphasizing that you can do it easily, for example because you have done it many times before.
He read the letter again although already he could have recited its contents 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 — 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
Blindfold — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Blindfold est le titre original du film Les Yeux bandés, sorti en 1965 ; Blindfold est un roman de Kevin J. Anderson, sorti en 1995 ; Blindfold… … Wikipédia en Français
