blindfold
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyesA covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
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Examples
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2 sensesA covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him.
Augenbinde
повя́зка на глаза́povjázka na glazá, повя́зкаpovjázka
пов'я́зка на очіpovʺjázka na oči
a cloth used to cover the eyes
(figuratively, sometimes)Anything that obscures the vision.
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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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Forms
plural: blindfolds| Singular | blindfold |
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