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Definition of Blindings
1. blinding [n] - See also: blinding
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blindings
Literary usage of Blindings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1895)
"Ihere is a taint of Byzantine cruelty in his blindings and mutilations of the
kindred of his foes, of more than Byzantine, of Tartar savagery in the wide ..."
2. The Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher: In Plymouth Church, Brooklyn by Henry Ward Beecher, Truman Jeremiah Ellinwood (1869)
"... and by their inspiration and fidelity, may there be many souls rescued from
the infatuation of sin, from its blindings, and from all its dangers. ..."
3. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1868)
"Before we came in sight of the statue (for Dai Buts is a statue) my companions
insisted that I should close my eyes and be led " blindings " till at the ..."
4. Pavia and Rome: The Lombard Monarchy and the Papacy in the Eighth Century by Jan T. Hallenbeck (1982)
"... to carry out the blindings and incarcerate the wounded Sergius. Desiderius may
well have expressed as much shock, surprise, and dismay as Stephen, ..."
5. Caliban by the Yellow Sands by Percy MacKaye (1916)
"They sting my eyes Still wi' their blindings. Blast 'em! [He springs part way up
the steps again.] LUST Caliban! Restore the priests of Setebos! ..."
6. Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates (1900)
"... there is always a fine chance of explosions, burnings, and even of blindings
for life. But Carnival Tuesday found us no longer in sunny San Sebastian. ..."
7. Chivalry by Francis Warre Cornish (1908)
"The blindings and mutilations so common in the early Middle Ages are not chargeable
on chivalry, ..."
8. The People's Bible: Discourses Upon Holy Scripture by Joseph Parker (1893)
"... or balancings of contradictory evidence, so that we may escape both the
traductions of prejudice and the blindings of partiality. ..."
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