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Word entry · 9 letters

blindfold

Best crossword clue

"Eye covering"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted bddfillnoStarts with BEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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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