an ore of zinc and other metals, 1680s, from German Blende, a back-formation from blenden "to blind, deceive" (see blind (adj.)). Said by German sources to be so called because it resembles lead but does not yield any.

"state of being blind, want of sight," Middle English blindnesse, from Old English blindnysse, blendes; see blind (adj.) + -ness. The figurative sense was in Old English.

in human anatomy, "the pouch at the beginning of the colon," 1721, from Latin intestinum caecum "blind gut," from neuter of caecus "blind, hidden," from Proto-Italic *kaiko-, from PIE *kehi-ko- "one-eyed," cognate with Old Irish ca'ech "one-eyed," coeg "empty," Welsh coeg-dall, Old Cornish cuic "one-eyed;" Gothic haihs "one-eyed, blind." So called for being prolonged into a cul-de-sac. Related: Caecal.

mid-14c., "to stumble about blindly," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse blundra "shut one's eyes," perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blinda- "blind" (see blind (adj.)). The meaning "make a stupid mistake" is recorded by 1711. Related: Blundered; blundering.

"to blind by excess of light," 1590s, from be- + dazzle (v.). Also figurative. Related: Bedazzled; bedazzling.

late 15c., from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare "to make drunk," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + ebriare "make drunk," from ebrius "drunk," probably from PIE root *hegwh- "to drink." Related: Inebriated; inebriating. Also used in 19c. English were inebriacy (1842); inebriant, noun (1808) and adjective (1828); inebriety (1801); and inebrious (1711). Old English used indrencan as a loan-translation of Latin inebriare.

"courageous through drink, fighting drunk," 1640s, from pot (n.1) + valiant (adj.).

1819, "crushed," past-participle adjective from smash (v.). The slang meaning "drunk" is from 1962.

"drunk," c. 1900, colloquial, past-participle adjective from slosh (v.).

"willfully blind or tolerant," 1783, present-participle adjective from connive. Earlier in this sense was connivent.