Meaning of BLINDFOLD
Pronunciation: | | 'blInd`fowld
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- [n] a cloth used to cover the eyes
- [adj] wearing a blindfold
- [v] cover the eyes of someone to prevent him from seeing
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| Synonyms: | | blind, blindfolded, unsighted |
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| See Also: | | cloth covering, cover | |
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| Definition: | | Blindfold Gideon Blake is known to be particularly skilled at soothing difficult horses. That`s probably why he`s kidnapped in the middle of night, blindfolded and handcuffed, and forced to exercise his gift on a skittish stallion. After he`s done the work, he`s released. Gideon is left to figure out just what has happened to him, and why, in an investigation that could prove deadly. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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
seeing.
And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on
the face. --Luke xxii.
64.
\Blind"fold`\, a.
Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye
darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal;
blindfold fury.
Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns.
--Dryden.
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| Related Terms: | | bandage, bedazzle, benight, blind, blind the eyes, blinders, blinds, blinkers, darken, daze, dazzle, deprive of sight, dim, eclipse, excecate, eye patch, glare, gouge, hoodwink, make blind, obscure, snow-blind, strike blind |
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