Meaning

noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)

noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

originFrom Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blind, Faroese and Icelandic blindur.

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