silmälappu — meaning in English

English meaning

• blinder noun Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.
• blinker noun A car's flashing turn-signal light.

Senses

silmälappu is used for these senses in English:

• blinker (rare) The eyelid.
• blinker (slang) A black eye.
• eye patch An opaque patch worn so as to cover an injured or infected eye or an eye socket in order to protect or conceal it, or to treat amblyopia in children.

blinder — full definition

1. noun Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.
2. noun A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
3. noun A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
4. noun Something that impairs visual or mental perception in a way figuratively compared to horses' blinders.

blinker — full definition

1. noun A car's flashing turn-signal light.
2. noun A flap fitted to a horse's bridle that stops it seeing sideways or behind.
3. noun Anything that limits a person's view or understanding of a situation (usually plural, "blinkers").

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