[f. the adj.: in sense 2 leaning upon FOLD sb.]
† 1. That which is blindfold. Obs.
1643. Myst. Iniq., 14. Where blindfold is the onely play.
2. A bandage over the eyes; fig. anything that takes away perception or judgment.
1880. L. Wallace, Ben-Hur, II. v. 106. To the excellences of other peoples the egotism of a Roman is a blindfold.
