What does blindfold mean?

Definitions for blindfold
ˈblaɪndˌfoʊldblind·fold

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blindfoldadjective

    a cloth used to cover the eyes

  2. blindfold, blindfoldedverb

    wearing a blindfold

  3. blindfoldverb

    cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing

    "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"

Wiktionary

  1. blindfoldnoun

    A 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.

  2. blindfoldnoun

    Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).

  3. blindfoldverb

    To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.

    Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piu00F1ata.

  4. blindfoldverb

    To obscure understanding or comprehension.

  5. Etymology: From Middle English blindfellen, to strike blind, from blind (to blind) + fellen (to fell).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Blindfoldadjective

    Having the eyes covered.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    And oft himself he chanc’d to hurt unawares,
    Whilst reason, blent through passion, nought descried,
    But, as a blindfold bull, at random fares,
    And where he hits, nought knows, and where he hurts, nought cares. Fairy Queen, b. ii. c. iv. stanz. 7.

    Who blindfold walks upon a river’s brim,
    When he should see, has he deserv’d to swim? Dryden.

    When lots are shuffled together, or a man blindfold casts a dye, what reason can he have to presume, that he shall draw a white stone rather than a black? South.

    They will look into the state of the nation with their own eyes, and be no longer led blindfold by a male legislature. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 32.

  2. To Blindfoldverb

    To hinder from seeing, by blinding the eyes.

    Etymology: from blind and fold.

    When they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face. Luke, xxii. 64.

Wikipedia

  1. Blindfold

    A blindfold (from Middle English blindfellen) is a garment, usually of cloth, tied to one's head to cover the eyes to disable the wearer's sight. While a properly fitted blindfold prevents sight even if the eyes are open, a poorly tied or trick blindfold may let the wearer see around or even through the blindfold.

ChatGPT

  1. blindfold

    A blindfold is a piece of cloth or other material used to cover and obscure one's eyes to prevent them from seeing. It is typically tied around the head and used in various games or activities, experiments or during sleep to block out light. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to ignorance or unwillingness to accept the truth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blindfoldverb

    to cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing

  2. Blindfoldadjective

    having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal; blindfold fury

Wikidata

  1. Blindfold

    A blindfold is a garment, usually of cloth, tied to one's head to cover the eyes to disable the wearer's sight. It can be worn when the eyes are in a closed state and thus prevents the wearer from opening them. While a properly fitted blindfold prevents sight even if the eyes are open, a poorly made or trick blindfold may let the wearer see around or even through the blindfold.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of blindfold in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of blindfold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of blindfold in a Sentence

  1. Neil Portnow:

    We don't, as musicians, in my humble opinion, listen to music based on gender or race or ethnicity, when you go to vote on a piece of music -- at least the way that I approach it -- is you almost put a blindfold on and you listen.

  2. Walter Shaub:

    Is Hunter Biden going to walk around the art show with a blindfold on? it just goes to show you the focus isn't on government ethics. It's just showing the child of a president can cash in on the presidency.

  3. Gabriel Christian Natale Hjorth:

    No, no, I -- I dont really remember too well, Finnegan Lee Elder was recorded saying when asked about the blindfold. I was, they had me waiting so long, Italian Carabinieri via AP kind of a blur.

  4. John Cantlie:

    When you are held captive, you've got a blindfold on, you've got a guy sticking a gun in your head, it is very real. It was inferred that we would meet our God, were we ready to meet God, that we had sown the seeds of our own destruction, the imagination can run riot.

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