What does blindfold mean?
Definitions for blindfold
ˈblaɪndˌfoʊldblind·fold
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blindfold.
Princeton's WordNet
blindfoldadjective
a cloth used to cover the eyes
blindfold, blindfoldedverb
wearing a blindfold
blindfoldverb
cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing
"the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"
Wiktionary
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.
blindfoldnoun
Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
blindfoldverb
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
Children need to be blindfolded before they hit the piu00F1ata.
blindfoldverb
To obscure understanding or comprehension.
Etymology: From Middle English blindfellen, to strike blind, from blind (to blind) + fellen (to fell).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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
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
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
Blindfoldverb
to cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing
Blindfoldadjective
having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal; blindfold fury
Wikidata
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blindfold in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blindfold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of blindfold in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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- завързвам очите на, превръзка за очитеBulgarian
- AugenbindeGerman
- sideFinnish
- bandeau, bander les yeuxFrench
- menutup mataIndonesian
- アイマスク, 目隠しJapanese
- 눈가리개Korean
- opertisLatin
- blinddoek, geblinddoektDutch
- bindNorwegian
- vendar, vendaPortuguese
- legat la ochiRomanian
- повя́зка, [[повя́зка]] [[на]] [[глаз, завязывать глазаRussian
- förblinda, binda för ögonen på, ögonbindelSwedish
- piringTagalog
- 盲目的Chinese
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