From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishblindfoldblind‧fold1 /ˈblaɪndfəʊld $ -foʊld/ noun [countable] SEEa piece of cloth that covers someone’s eyes to prevent them from seeing anything
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blindfold• I used images of a map, a maze and a blindfold before; now you're peeking through your hands.• You might as well wear a blindfold.• But all the time wearing a blindfold.• The problem is that skipping the self-examination is something like finding yourself in a maze with a blindfold on.• Comment: Right, with a blindfold and a cigarette...• Alternate between yourself and the fake-introduce another toy if you wish-before slowly removing the blindfold.• At night, when the hospital bustle dies down, the stillness can match the blackness under the blindfold.• Lack of self-knowledge is like rotting away in the maze with the blindfold on.blindfoldblindfold2 verb [transitive] SEEto cover someone’s eyes with a piece of cloth Blindfold the prisoner!→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
blindfold• All three were roughly hauled out, tied hand and foot and blindfolded.• It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded.• On one of the horses was a slight figure, bound and blindfolded.• He was blindfolded and taken to Secret Police headquarters.• They blindfolded Mrs Dyer, roped her neck, and expected her to recant.• For that answer, you should be blindfolded, spun around several times, and then asked to point.• She crossed backwards, blindfolded, wearing peach baskets on her feet.blindfoldblindfold3 British English (also blindfolded /ˈblaɪndfəʊldɪd $ -foʊld-/) adverb 1 SEEwith your eyes covered by a piece of cloth2 → can do something blindfoldExamples from the Corpus
blindfold• To go on would be like stepping blindfold into the dark, and she wasn't ready.• Even blindfold she can see it won't be long before she's very rich.• Tell them that the competition is to see who can go through the obstacles blindfold without touching them.Origin blindfold2 (1500-1600) blindfell “to make blind, cover the eyes of” ((13-16 centuries)), from blind + → FELL3; influenced by fold 