Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word blind-man.
Examples
-
No doubt she told him her opinion of it, when, another blind-man being in office, they were so very confidential together, behind the curtains.
-
Anyway he was blind, isn't now, but continues to wear a pair of blind-man specs.
Psychosphere Lumley, Brian 1984
-
Tiresias has a blind-man mask; one sees through slits between the eyelids.
The Mask of Apollo Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1966
-
I peered through my blind-man slits, which are less good than proper eyeholes, trying to see what was amiss, while Menekrates came on in the mask of Pentheus.
The Mask of Apollo Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1966
-
Well, I always was the blind-man type, he thought in quiet amusement.
I Am Legend Matheson, Richard, 1926- 1954
-
I always was the blind-man type, he thought in quiet amusement.
I Am Legend Matheson, Richard, 1926- 1954
-
It will also have the effect of making the dullest party lively, because the blind-man makes such absurd mistakes as to the direction and length of steps that he has to take.
Games For All Occasions Mary E. Blain
-
The blind-man is then told how many steps he must take in order to be able to touch a certain player.
Games For All Occasions Mary E. Blain
-
No doubt she told him her opinion of it when, another blind-man being in office, they were so very confidential together, behind the curtains.
A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1892
-
"Let Emily be blind-man first, for, you know, polite boys always give way to young ladies."
Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him Daniel Wise 1855
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.