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blindfold noun /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ jump to other results - something that is put over somebody’s eyes so they cannot see
- She used a scarf as a blindfold.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: alteration, by association with the verb fold, of blindfeld, past participle of obsolete blindfell ‘strike blind, blindfold’, from Old English geblindfellan (see blind and the verb fell).
blindfold verb /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ jump to other results - blindfold somebody to cover somebody’s eyes with a piece of cloth or other material so that they cannot see
- The hostages were tied up and blindfolded.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: alteration, by association with the verb fold, of blindfeld, past participle of obsolete blindfell ‘strike blind, blindfold’, from Old English geblindfellan (see blind and the verb fell).
blindfold adverb /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ (British English) (also blindfolded British English, North American English) jump to other results - with the eyes covered
- The reporter was taken blindfold to a secret location.
- I knew the way home blindfold (= because it was so familiar).
- I could do that blindfold (= very easily, with no problems).
Word Originmid 16th cent.: alteration, by association with the verb fold, of blindfeld, past participle of obsolete blindfell ‘strike blind, blindfold’, from Old English geblindfellan (see blind and the verb fell).
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