moon-blindadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnˌblʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌblaɪnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, blind adj.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + blind adj. Compare German mondblind , adjective (1742 or earlier). Compare earlier moon-eyed adj., moon-eye n.

Now rare.

A. adj.

†1. As if suffering from moon blindness; dim-witted, obtuse; intellectually blind; (occasionally) lunatic. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective] > made dull

rebated1574

offuscated1611

moon-eyed1623

cloudeda1628

moon-blind1648

1648 J. Hunt Spirituall Verses & Prose 11 Sound Religion shall not be set forth by those moon-blind Sinod whom the Parliament hire with our monie.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. iv. ii. 211 We have to deal with a sort of Moon-blind Wits,..who are said to renounce Day-light, and extinguish..the bright visible outward World.

1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 39 The Professors of them [sc. metaphysics and logic] are Moon-blind Wits.

1757 Bp. W. Warburton Let. 8 June (1809) 244 In full..confidence of the publick's being more than moon-blind, you gave them a key to the secret.

a. Of a person: suffering from moon blindness (moon blindness n. 2) (in early use spec.: lunatic); unable to see clearly due to the distorting effect of strong moonlight (rare).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > blind > moon-blind

moon-blind1654

1654 Mercurius Democritus No. 85. 466 They that look'd stedfastly on it, are Moon-blinde, and very Lunnatick ever since.

1830 F. Marryat King's Own II. ii. 19 It would be as well..to request the officer of the watch not to permit the men to sleep on the upper deck. We shall have many of them moon blind.

1847 S. Lee Afr. Wanderers xviii. 322 Soldiers who have been moon-blind for life.

1890 Catholic World Nov. 195 Then men get moon-blind from exposure.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. vi. 567 But all Mr. Pivner saw in the dim light, was a crisp twenty-dollar bill exchange hands: or so it looked to him, moonblind in the tinted gloom of that landscape.

b. Of a horse: suffering from moon blindness (moon blindness n. 1).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > disorders of eyes

varon1451

lunatic1566

walled1577

wall-eyed1590

moon-eyed1610

moon-blind1689

1689 O. Heywood Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1885) IV. 134 [The mare] was a very likely beast, but proved moon-blind.

1732 London Mag. 1 240 Like Moon-blind horses are apt to startle at every object.

1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 66/1 Another horse..which was..moonblind—that is to say, he was more blind at certain times than at others.

†B. n.

1. = moon blindness n. 1. Obsolete.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > blindness > moon-blindness

moon-blind1668

moon blindness1850

moon-blind1877

1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 731 I had a very narrow escape from an excellent Horse which had that only defect, which they call Moon-blind.

c1720 W. Gibson in Compl. Farmer (1766) at Blind Q 3/2 Most..foreign writers,..in treating the diseases of horses, have..reckoned the moon-blind symptoms as a peculiar disease of the eyes, without having any relation to a cataract.

2. = moon blindness n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > blindness > moon-blindness

moon-blind1668

moon blindness1850

moon-blind1877

1877 R. I. Dodge Plains Great West v. 67 There is said to be [a] plains malady, which, however, I cannot vouch for. It is called ‘moon-blind’. The idea is that the full rays of the moon affect the eyes of a man sleeping exposed to them, so that he cannot see at night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moon-blind
释义	moon-blindadj.n. Brit. /ˈmuːnˌblʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈmunˌblaɪnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, blind adj. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + blind adj. Compare German mondblind , adjective (1742 or earlier). Compare earlier moon-eyed adj., moon-eye n. Now rare. A. adj. †1. As if suffering from moon blindness; dim-witted, obtuse; intellectually blind; (occasionally) lunatic. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective] > made dull rebated1574 offuscated1611 moon-eyed1623 cloudeda1628 moon-blind1648 1648 J. Hunt Spirituall Verses & Prose 11 Sound Religion shall not be set forth by those moon-blind Sinod whom the Parliament hire with our monie. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. iv. ii. 211 We have to deal with a sort of Moon-blind Wits,..who are said to renounce Day-light, and extinguish..the bright visible outward World. 1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 39 The Professors of them [sc. metaphysics and logic] are Moon-blind Wits. 1757 Bp. W. Warburton Let. 8 June (1809) 244 In full..confidence of the publick's being more than moon-blind, you gave them a key to the secret. 2. a. Of a person: suffering from moon blindness (moon blindness n. 2) (in early use spec.: lunatic); unable to see clearly due to the distorting effect of strong moonlight (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > blind > moon-blind moon-blind1654 1654 Mercurius Democritus No. 85. 466 They that look'd stedfastly on it, are Moon-blinde, and very Lunnatick ever since. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own II. ii. 19 It would be as well..to request the officer of the watch not to permit the men to sleep on the upper deck. We shall have many of them moon blind. 1847 S. Lee Afr. Wanderers xviii. 322 Soldiers who have been moon-blind for life. 1890 Catholic World Nov. 195 Then men get moon-blind from exposure. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. vi. 567 But all Mr. Pivner saw in the dim light, was a crisp twenty-dollar bill exchange hands: or so it looked to him, moonblind in the tinted gloom of that landscape. b. Of a horse: suffering from moon blindness (moon blindness n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > disorders of eyes varon1451 lunatic1566 walled1577 wall-eyed1590 moon-eyed1610 moon-blind1689 1689 O. Heywood Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1885) IV. 134 [The mare] was a very likely beast, but proved moon-blind. 1732 London Mag. 1 240 Like Moon-blind horses are apt to startle at every object. 1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 66/1 Another horse..which was..moonblind—that is to say, he was more blind at certain times than at others. †B. n. 1. = moon blindness n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > blindness > moon-blindness moon-blind1668 moon blindness1850 moon-blind1877 1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 731 I had a very narrow escape from an excellent Horse which had that only defect, which they call Moon-blind. c1720 W. Gibson in Compl. Farmer (1766) at Blind Q 3/2 Most..foreign writers,..in treating the diseases of horses, have..reckoned the moon-blind symptoms as a peculiar disease of the eyes, without having any relation to a cataract. 2. = moon blindness n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > blindness > moon-blindness moon-blind1668 moon blindness1850 moon-blind1877 1877 R. I. Dodge Plains Great West v. 67 There is said to be [a] plains malady, which, however, I cannot vouch for. It is called ‘moon-blind’. The idea is that the full rays of the moon affect the eyes of a man sleeping exposed to them, so that he cannot see at night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1648
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