blindfold
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/bluynd"fohld'/, v.t.
1. to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of.
2. to impair the awareness or clear thinking of:
Don't let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of their invitation.
n.
3. a cloth or bandage put before the eyes to prevent seeing.
adj.
4. with the eyes covered: a blindfold test.
5. rash; unthinking: a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts.
[1520-30; alter., by assoc. with FOLD1, of blindfell to cover the eyes, strike blind, ME blindfellen; see BLIND, FELL2]
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