Purblind — Pur blind , a. [For pure blind, i. e., wholly blind. See {Pure}, and cf. {Poreblind}.] 1. Wholly blind. Purblind Argus, all eyes and no sight. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Nearsighted, or dim sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a purblind eye; a purblind… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purblind — index opaque Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
purblind — c.1300, pur blind entirely blind, later partially blind, blind in one eye (late 14c.), probably from Anglo Fr. perfective prefix pur (from V.L. por , variation of L. pro before, for ) + BLIND (Cf. blind) (q.v.). Sense of dull first recorded 1530s … Etymology dictionary
purblind — *blind, sightless … New Dictionary of Synonyms
purblind — ► ADJECTIVE 1) partially sighted. 2) lacking in discernment or understanding. ORIGIN originally in the sense «completely blind»: from PURE(Cf. ↑purely) «utterly» + BLIND(Cf. ↑blindness) … English terms dictionary
purblind — [pʉr′blīnd΄] adj. [ME pur blind: see PURE & BLIND] 1. Obs. completely blind 2. partly blind 3. slow in perceiving or understanding … English World dictionary
purblind — /ˈpɜblaɪnd/ (say perbluynd) adjective 1. nearly blind; partially blind; dim sighted. 2. dull in discernment or understanding: *the heirs of Gallipoli are being slowly, cruelly excluded from the country they have graced and defended with their… …
purblind — adjective Etymology: Middle English pur blind, from pur purely, wholly, from pur pure Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete wholly blind b. partly blind 2. lacking in vision, insight, or understanding ; obtuse • purblindly … New Collegiate Dictionary
purblind — purblindly, adv. purblindness, n. /perr bluynd /, adj. 1. nearly or partially blind; dim sighted. 2. slow or deficient in understanding, imagination, or vision. 3. Obs. totally blind. [1250 1300; ME pur blind completely blind; see PURE (in obs.… … Universalium
purblind — Synonyms and related words: authoritarian, bigot, bigoted, blear eyed, bleary eyed, blind, blindfold, blindfolded, borne, closed, constricted, cramped, creedbound, dark, deaf, deaf to reason, dim, dim eyed, dim sighted, dull sighted, fanatical,… … Moby Thesaurus