Blind

blīnd, adj. without sight: dark: ignorant or undiscerning: without an opening.— n. something to mislead: a window-screen: a shade.— v.t. to make blind; to darken, obscure, or deceive; to dazzle.— pa.p. blīnd′ed; pr.p. blīnd′ing. — ns. Blind′age ( mil. ) a temporary wooden screen faced with earth as a protection against splinters of shell and the like; Blind′-coal , non-bituminous coal.— adj. Blind′ed , deprived of sight: without intellectual discernment.— n. Blind′er , one who or that which blinds; ( pl. ) a horse's blinkers.— adj. Blind′fold , having the eyes bandaged, so as not to see: thoughtle : reckle .— v.t. to cover the eyes: to mislead.— adj. Blind′ing , tending to make blind.— pr.p. making blind.— adv. Blind′ly .— ns. Blind′ne , want of sight, ignorance, folly; Blind′-side , the side on which a person is blind to danger: weak point; Blind′worm , a small reptile, like a snake, having eyes so small as to be supposed blind.— Blind-man's buff , a game in which one of the party is blindfolded and tries to catch the others. [A.S. blind ; Ice. blindr .]