blindfold

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ === Noun === blindfold (plural blindfolds) A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes. (sometimes figurative) Anything that obscures the vision. ==== Hyponyms ==== eyeshade sleep mask ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === blindfold (not comparable) Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision Thoughtless; reckless. ==== Derived terms ==== blindfoldly === Adverb === blindfold (not comparable) With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision. (figurative) Blindly; without due thought or caution. === Verb === blindfold (third-person singular simple present blindfolds, present participle blindfolding, simple past and past participle blindfolded) To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see. To obscure understanding or comprehension. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “blindfold”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.