blindness
Roget-categorie 442
3. Words relating to matter› 3.3. Organic matter
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#442.
Blindness
zelfstandig naamwoord
blindness,
cecity†,
excecation†,
amaurosis†,
cataract,
ablepsy†,
ablepsia†,
prestriction† —
dim-sightedness
etc.
443 —
Braille,
Braille-type —
guttaserena
(drop serene),
noctograph†,
teichopsia†.
werkwoord
be blind
etc.
adj. —
not see —
lose sight of —
have the eyes bandaged —
grope in the dark.
not look —
close the eyes,
shut the eyes-,
turn away the eyes,
avert the eyes —
look another way —
wink
etc.
(limited vision)
443 —
shut the eyes to,
be blind to,
wink at,
blink at.
render blind
etc.
adj. —
blind,
blindfold —
hoodwink,
dazzle,
put one's eyes out —
throw dust into one's eyes,
pull the wool over one's eyes —
jeter de la poudre aux yeux [Fr.] —
screen from sight
etc.
(hide)
528.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
blind —
eyeless,
sightless,
visionless —
dark —
stone-blind,
sand-blind,
stark-blind —
undiscerning† —
dimsighted
etc.
443.
blind as a bat,
blind as a buzzard,
blind as a beetle,
blind as a mole,
blind as an owl —
wall-eyed.
blinded
etc.
v..
bijwoord
blindly,
blindfold,
blindfolded —
darkly.
uitdrukking
O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon"
[Milton].
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