blindfold
noun/ˈblaɪndfəʊld/
/ˈblaɪndfəʊld/
- 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).Want to learn more?
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