" blinds "

[Verb]  | "blind" 

1: to make (a person or animal) permanently blind

2: to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to see for a short time : dazzle

3: to cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly or act reasonably

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English blinden, derivative of blind {see: |blind:1|blind:1}, replacing blenden "to blind," going back to Old English blendan{mat|blende|};

  * Note : Note that Old English had a weak verb blindian that aside from one dubious case occurs only with prefixes: ablindian "to become blind," forblindian "to make blind" (attested once), ofblindian "to make blind.";

[Noun]  | "blind" 

1: something to hinder sight or keep out light: such as

2: a window shutter

3: a roller window shade

Origin: 1633 ;

 Derivative of {see: |blind:1|blind:1} or {see: |blind:2|blind:2};

[Noun]  | "hood*man-blind" | \ ˌhu̇d-mən-ˈblīnd \

1: blindman's buff

Origin: 1565 ;

[Noun]  | "venetian blind" 

1: a blind (as for a window) having numerous horizontal slats that may be set simultaneously at any of several angles so as to vary the amount of light admitted

Origin: 1770 ;

[Idiom]  | "draw the blinds/curtain/shades on" 

1: to end (something that has been continuing for a long time)

[Noun]  | "blinds" 

[Verb]  | "blinds" 

[Verb]  | "blind"