Definitions
cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent them from seeing
Word origin
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
Used in a sentence
“I put a blindfold over my boyfriend's eyes and told him I had a surprise for him.”
“They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blind-fold, draws out a portion.”
“The commuters from the suburbs come unencumbered with luggage, children and prams, and can almost be relied upon to find their way blindfold to their trains.”
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