blindfold

Meanings

1. A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
2. Anything that obscures the vision.

1. Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
2. Thoughtless; reckless.

1. With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
2. Blindly; without due thought or caution.

1. To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
2. To obscure understanding or comprehension.

Etymology

From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.