Blindfold

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Image:Blindfoldlowres.gif A blindfold (from Middle English blindfellen) is a type of garment (usually cloth) used to cover the eyes, rendering the user effectively (but temporarily) blind. Blindfolds can be used in various applications:

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To block out light when sleeping, especially on an airplane.
In children's games, such as Pin the Tail on the Donkey and when hitting a piñata.
As part of BDSM sensory deprivation scene (see Blindfold (BDSM)).
A kidnapping victim, hostage, prisoner, etc. may be blindfolded to avoid identification of location(s) or people. (An alternative to which is a hood.)
In an execution by firing squad.