blindfold Definition

blindfold
noun

1. A piece of cloth (often a handkerchief or scarf) used to cover the eyes to prevent a person from seeing.

adj, adverb

1. With one's eyes covered with a piece of cloth to prevent one seeing.

verb

1. To cover the eyes of someone to prevent them from seeing.

Etymology: 16c: from earlier blindfellen to strike someone blind, and its past participle blindfelled which became associated and combined with the word fold¹ (from the idea of folding a piece of cloth with which to cover the eyes).