star-blind
English
Etymology
Calque of Middle English starblynd (possibly reinterpreted as star + blind), from Old English stærblind, from Proto-West Germanic *starablind, from Proto-Germanic *starablindaz, from *staraz (“stiff”) + *blindaz (“blind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑː(ɹ)ˌblaɪnd/
Adjective
star-blind (comparative more star-blind, superlative most star-blind)
- (obsolete, rare) Blind or half-blind.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for star-blind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- blind rats