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Word: Blindfold
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: alteration, by association with fold, of blindfeld, past participle of obsolete blindfell ‘strike blind, blindfold’, from Old English geblindfellan(see blind, fell)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈblʌɪn(d)fəʊld
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deprive (someone) of sight by tying a piece of cloth round the head so as to cover the eyes
Short Definition:tie cloth round person's eyes
Examples:- he was blindfolded and trussed up in a cupboard
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