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The act of making blind.

• Blindstory
  The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.
• Makeweight
  That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
• Blindworm
  A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.
• Making-iron
  A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.
• Making-up
  The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called proof.
• Blinding
  of Blind
• BLINDBLINDE
  See Blende.
• BLINDMANSBUFF
  A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is. Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him, for he thinks I never have my eyes open. Stillingfleet.
• Blindage
  A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
• Makebate
  One who excites contentions and quarrels.
• BLINDMANSHOLIDAY
  The time between daylight and candle light. [Humorous]

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