blindfold
With the eyes covered so as to obscure visionWith the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
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Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
(figuratively, not comparable)Blindly; without due thought or caution.
Origin
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, varFrom Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
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