different between brinded vs blinded

English

Etymology

From Middle English brended (“burnt, branded”), from bren (“burned, branded”), from the past participle of brennen (“to burn”), from Old English bærnan (“to burn”). Also compare Old Norse br?ndóttr, Icelandic bröndóttr (“brindled”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??nd?d/

Adjective

brinded (comparative more brinded, superlative most brinded)

1. (archaic, dialect) Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having a patchy or streaky pattern, usually brown or grey in colour; brindled.

   Synonyms: mottled, tabby
2. (dialect) Frowning, looking sour or angry.

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• “brinded”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bla?nd.?d/

Verb

blinded

1. simple past tense and past participle of blind

Adjective

blinded (not comparable)

1. Deprived of sight; thus:
   1. Deprived of sight in a way that is or may be permanent, by damage to the eyes or brain.

      Synonyms: blind, sightless

   2. Deprived of sight temporarily, by being either dazzled or blindfolded.

      Synonyms: dazzled, blindfolded

2. Lacking intellectual discernment, as for example because of greed or stupidity.
3. (sciences) Willingly prevented from knowing certain information that, were it known, might bias an outcome or decision (either consciously or unconsciously).

   Synonyms: masked, blind

   Antonyms: nonblinded, open-label

   Hyponyms: single-blind, double-blind, triple-blind

4. Covered by blinds.

   blinded windows

5. (of a bus) Displaying a particular destination or route number on the blinds.

   The bus was blinded for route 100 to the city centre.