blindfold (redirected from blindfolds)

blind·fold  (blndfld)

tr.v. blind·fold·ed, blind·fold·ing, blind·folds

1. To cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage.

2. To prevent from seeing and especially from comprehending.

n.

1. A bandage to cover the eyes.

2. Something that serves to obscure clear perception.

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[From Middle English blindfolde, past participle of blindfellen, to strike blind, cover the eyes, from Old English geblindfellian : blind, blind; see blind + fellian, to strike down.]

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blindfolded adj.

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blindfold

Verb

to prevent (a person or animal) from seeing by covering the eyes

Noun

a piece of cloth used to cover the eyes

Adjective, adv

having the eyes covered with a cloth [Old English blindfellian to strike blind]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blindfold - a cloth used to cover the eyes       cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
Verb	1.	blindfold - cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing; "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
Adj.	1.	blindfold - wearing a blindfold blindfolded blind, unsighted - unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan

Translations

blindfold [ˈblaɪndfəuld] n → venda

adj, adv → con los ojos vendados

vt → vendar los ojos a

blindfold [ˈblaɪndfəuld] blind n → bandeau m

adj, adv → les yeux bandés

vt → bander les yeux à

blindfold [ˈblaɪndfəuld] n → Augenbinde f

adj, adv → mit verbundenen Augen

vt → die Augen verbinden +dat

blindfold [ˈblaɪndfəuld] n → benda

adj, adv → bendato/a

vt → bendare gli occhi a