blindfold
11Blindfold — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Blindfold est le titre original du film Les Yeux bandés, sorti en 1965 ; Blindfold est un roman de Kevin J. Anderson, sorti en 1995 ; Blindfold… …
12blindfold — {{11}}blindfold (n.) 1880, from BLINDFOLD (Cf. blindfold) (v.). {{12}}blindfold (v.) 1520s, alteration, by similarity to fold, of blindfelled (early 14c.), pp. of blindfellan blindfold, cover the eyes (with a bandage, etc.), also to strike blind… …
13blindfold — blind|fold1 [ˈblaındfəuld US fould] n a piece of cloth that covers someone s eyes to prevent them from seeing anything blindfold 2 blindfold2 v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: blindfell to make blind, cover the eyes of (13 16 centuries), from blind …
14blindfold — /bluynd fohld /, v.t. 1. to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of. 2. to impair the awareness or clear thinking of: Don t let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of… …
15blindfold — noun a piece of cloth tied around a person s head to cover the eyes. verb deprive of sight with a blindfold. adverb Brit. with a blindfold covering the eyes. Origin C16: alt., by assoc. with fold1, of blindfeld, past participle of obs. blindfell… …
16blindfold — I. transitive verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English blindfellen, blindfelden to strike blind, blindfold, from blind + fellen to fell Date: 1533 1. to cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage 2. to hinder from seeing; especially to… …
17blindfold — blind|fold1 [ blaınd,fould ] noun count something that is tied over someone s eyes so that they cannot see blindfold blind|fold 2 [ blaınd,fould ] verb transitive to put a blindfold over someone s eyes …
18blindfold — 1 noun (C) a piece of cloth that covers someone s eyes to prevent them from seeing anything 2 verb (T) to cover someone s eyes: Blindfold the prisoner! 3 adverb also blindfolded 1 with your eyes covered 2 can do sth blindfold informal used to say …
19blindfold — v., n., adj., & adv. v.tr. 1 deprive (a person) of sight by covering the eyes, esp. with a tied cloth. 2 deprive of understanding; hoodwink. n. 1 a bandage or cloth used to blindfold. 2 any obstruction to understanding. adj. & adv. 1 with eyes… …
20blindfold — [16] The original term for covering someone’s eyes with a bandage was blindfell [OE], which survived until the 16th century. This meant literally ‘strike someone blind’, the second element being the fell of ‘felling trees’. It appears that its… …
