BLINDFOLDED

blindfold, blindfolded

(adjective) wearing a blindfold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

blindfolded

simple past tense and past participle of blindfold

Adjective

blindfolded (not comparable)

Wearing a blindfold

Source: Wiktionary


BLINDFOLD

Blind"fold`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blindfolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blindfolding.] Etym: [OE. blindfolden, blindfelden, blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell, strike down.]

Definition: To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing. And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face. Luke xxii. 64.

Blind"fold`, a.

Definition: Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal; blindfold fury. Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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