单词 | blindfold |
释义 | blindfoldn.ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > not seeing or preventing from seeing > [noun] > that which is blindfold blindfold1643 1643 E. Bowles Mysterie Iniquitie 14 Where blindfold is the onely play. 2. A bandage over the eyes; figurative anything which takes away perception or judgement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > that which affects judgement blindfold1880 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur ii. v. 106 To the excellences of other peoples the egotism of a Roman is a blindfold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). blindfoldadj.α. Middle English blyndefeld, Middle English–1500s blyndefelde, Middle English–1500s blyndefylde, Middle English–1500s blyndfeld, Middle English–1500s blyndfelde, 1500s blindfield, 1500s blindfielde, 1500s blindfild, 1500s blyndefielde, 1500s blyndefolde, 1500s blyndfield, 1500s blyndfielde, 1500s blyndfyld, 1500s–1600s blindefolde, 1500s– blindfold, 1600s blindefold. β. Middle English blynfeld, Middle English blynfold, Middle English–1500s blynfelde. 1. a. Having the eyes bandaged so as to prevent vision. (Rarely attributive; often adv.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > not seeing or preventing from seeing > [adjective] > blindfolded blindwharvedc1320 yblynded1387 winking1390 blindfold1483 siled1567 amaskeda1571 blindfolded1579 hoodwink1580 veiled1602 andabatarian1624 muffled?1630 hoodwinked1640 hooded1652 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 88/1 He fonde them on theyr knees and blyndfeld. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 115 b Shall some gentilman playe blyndefolde at the chesse. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 321 They can in maner go thyther blyndfielde. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. 606 He that follows another blindfold. 1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. i. 36 And turned the blindfold hero round and round. b. transferred. ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iii. 217 My intch of taper will be burnt and done, And blindfold Death not let me see my sonne. View more context for this quotation c. Of a match at chess: conducted by a player without seeing the board but not necessarily blindfolded; hence blindfold player. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > not seeing or preventing from seeing > [adjective] > blindfolded > of chess match blindfold1790 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [adjective] > type of game or match blindfold1790 simultaneous1883 over-the-board1924 all-play-all1952 Swiss1953 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > player > other types of player blindfold player1900 position player1900 positional player1912 kriegspieler1916 hypermodern1923 hypermodernist1959 1790 ‘Mr. Philidor’ (title) Analysis of the Game of Chess..to which is added several Parties, Played Blindfold, against three adversaries. 1850 R. Browning Christmas-eve vi. 90 Playing pawns at blindfold chess. 1869 Young Men Great Brit. 28 May 302/1 A blindfold match took place during the Congress,..between Mr. Blackburne and Herr Steinitz. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 31 May 2/1 In almost all these blindfold games I have the move... Occasionally I overlook something..in a blindfold match... The blindfold player..cannot see so far ahead as if he were looking at the board. 2. figurative. With the mind blinded; without perception; without forethought, heedless, reckless. Cf. blind adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective] thestera900 thestria900 blindc1000 blindfoldc1450 blinkard?1528 purblind1533 blinded1535 blear-eyed1561 obcaecate1568 unilluminated1579 fonda1592 blear-witted1600 short-sighted1622 baby-blind1627 obcaecated1641 misty-brained1649 twilighta1677 blindfolded1730 short-sighted1736 unpliable1769 misty1820 myopical1830 visionless1856 myopic1891 blinkered1897 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless > specifically of actions, feelings, etc. recklessOE racklec1405 savagec1425 rash1533 hot-brained1556 rashful1567 blindfold1593 lavish1600 wretchless1607 blind1615 hand over head1682 wild goose1770 plunging1798 wild cat1890 (like a) bull at a (five-barred) gate1896 c1450 De Deguileville's Pilgr. in Cath. Angl. 35 Of þaim that er blynfelde and er as blynde. 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome i. f. 3 But blyndefielde euery man must take, whatsoeuer he settes out. 1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Diiijv With blind fold furie she begins to forrage. View more context for this quotation 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther i. 18 The blind-fold blows of ignorance. 1878 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 1st Ser. 158 Sailing blindfold and haphazard. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] blinda1000 darkOE lightlessOE murkOE therka1325 murkfula1400 unsheena1400 tenebrousc1420 tenebrose1490 tenebrate1492 sable?a1513 unlightsome1574 tenebrious1594 blindfold1601 Stygian1602 dayless1657 unenlightened1662 darklinga1718 rayless1727 tenebrific1786 twinkless1830 transdiurnal1848 glimmerless1889 gleamless1891 unlightened1896 1601 R. Yarington Two Lamentable Trag. Prol. sig. A2 Each stately streete, And blinde-fold turning. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). blindfoldv.ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > afflict with disordered vision [verb (transitive)] > blind blendc888 forblendc1175 blindfoldc1320 to put out a person's eyesc1325 blinda1400 dark?c1400 darken?a1425 quenchc1450 excecate?1540 stark blind1574 beblind1575 douta1616 unsight?1615 benight1621 emblind1631 occaecate1664 c1320 R. Mannyng Chron. 54 He suore..þat neuer Alfred his broþer þorgh him was dede No blynfeld, no slayn. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 19615 Blinfeld [Fairf. blenfelled, Gött. Blindfeld, Trin. Cambr. Blyndefolde, Coll. Phys. Blindfelde] he was als he sua lai. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 40 Blyndyn, or make blynde. Blyndfellen, idem est. 2. To cover the eyes, esp. with a bandage. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > not seeing or preventing from seeing > prevent from seeing [verb (transitive)] > blindfold or cover eyes blindfold?c1225 to stop (a person's) eyes or sightc1380 enclose1477 silec1500 hoodwink1562 muffle1573 scarf1598 bluff1673 to seal (a person's) eyes or ears1700 bonnet1828 blink1846 occlude1921 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 84 He þolede..þet me him blintfellede..þach þu þin echnen..blintfalli oneorðe. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3011 Gy of Borgoyngne þar afond y-blyndfalled, and by-bounde. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Luke xxii. 64 And thei blynfelden hym, and smyten his face. 1483 Cath. Angl. 35 To Blyndfeyld [blyndfelle], velare. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccx. f. cxxxv She was blyndefelde & lad vnto the place. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Dii Here eyen blyndfield. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke xxii. f. cxiiijv And blyndfolded hym. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. XXXiiv The clothe with the whiche our sauiour was blyndfylde. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 458 I blyndefelde one, I cover his sight. 1599 Life Sir T. More in C. Wordsworth Eccl. Biog. (1853) II. 17 He tooke a napkin..wherewith he blindfolded his own eies. 1722 T. Sheridan Wonder of Wonders (ed. 6) 5 He..gives any Person leave to blindfold him. 1835 J. Anster tr. J. W. von Goethe Faustus 314 They bind and blindfold me. 3. figurative. To darken the understanding or judgement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep from knowledge [verb (transitive)] > obscure > the mind or understanding thesterc888 ablendOE blendc1175 blindfold1581 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 1037 They are blindfolded, they are snared. 1674 W. Allen Danger of Enthusiasm 60 If Prejudice do not blindfold you. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 344 They..blindfold themselves, like bulls that shut their eyes when they push. View more context for this quotation 1879 H. George Progress & Poverty ii. iv. 125 Men ignore facts when blindfolded by a pre-accepted theory. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1643adj.c1450v.?c1225 |
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