stone-blind

stone-blind
stoneblindness, n.
/stohn"bluynd"/, adj.
completely blind.
[1325-75; ME (north) staneblynde; see STONE, BLIND]
Syn. See blind.

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  • Stone-blind — a. As blind as a stone; completely blind. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stone-blind — [stōn′blīnd′] adj. [see STONE ] completely blind …   English World dictionary

  • stone-blind — stone blind; stone blind·ness; …   English syllables

  • stone-blind — stōn blīnd adj totally blind …   Medical dictionary

  • stone-blind — stone′ blind′ adj. completely blind • Etymology: 1325–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • stone-blind — {adj. phr.} 1. Completely blind. * /Poor Al is stone blind and needs help to get across the street carefully./ 2. Highly intoxicated. * /George drank too much and got stone blind at the office party./ See: GET STONED, THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stone-blind — {adj. phr.} 1. Completely blind. * /Poor Al is stone blind and needs help to get across the street carefully./ 2. Highly intoxicated. * /George drank too much and got stone blind at the office party./ See: GET STONED, THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stone-blind — adj. phr. 1. Completely blind. Poor Al is stone blind and needs help to get across the street carefully. 2. Highly intoxicated. George drank too much and got stone blind at the office party. See: get stoned, three sheets to the wind …   Словарь американских идиом

  • stone blind — mod. heavily alcohol intoxicated. □ Jerry drank the sauce till he was stone blind. □ When he was stone blind, he drank some more …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • stone´-blind´ness — stone blind «STOHN BLYND», adjective. totally blind. –stone´ blind´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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