œillère — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

œillère is used for these senses in English:

• blinker (rare) The eyelid.
• blinker (slang) A black eye.

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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