English Dictionary

blinder

/ˈblaɪndə/

noun

Something that blinds. / A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.

The bright sunlight was like a blinder, making it difficult to see.

意味（1）

Something that blinds.

As it was, innocence was his blinder.

意味（2）

A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.

意味（3）

A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.

From both sides of his head a blackness swiftly grew like blinders on a horse and darkly narrowed his field of vision.

意味（4）

(Britain, slang) An exceptional performance.

He played a blinder this afternoon on the cricket ground.

意味（5）

(slang) A bout of heavy drinking, a bender.

If a man goes out on a blinder, he might be charged with being drunk and incapable and therefore have a criminal record, although he is an honourable man.

意味（6）

(theater) A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.

When the 'blinders' are switched off, and the audience's eyes given time to re-adjust, the new scene is in place […]