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Stane-blind, -blynd(e, adj. and n. Also: (stand-), stoun blind. [e.m.E. ston-blind (1591), stoneblinde (1648); Stan(e n. and Blind adj.]

A. adj. Blind as a stone; entirely or completely blind. Also fig. and proverb.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xii 420.
A drynk That quha-euire of it cane taste, He worde stane-blynde a1400 Leg. S. xl 1322.
Ga thu nov hale ham, & send me, My man, tho thu stane-blynd [v.r. stand-blynd] be 1456 Hay I 19/7.
Or he come to the altare, he becom stane blynd a1568 Bann. MS 158a/30.
The knave … bydis abak at the bank as he wer stane blind a1605 Montg. Flyt. 321 (T).
Baith beld and bleirit, brokin bakit, staneblind(b) 1674 Melrose Reg. Rec. II 383.
She wes stoun blindfig. 1596 Dalr. I 128/3.
Quha now, nocht stane blind, or ful inuye contrare Scottismen … wil nocht sinceirlie grant [etc.]proverb. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 985.
I wald your joy were jape eyed and your lamen ill gleid, and your self stane blind

B. noun. a. Persons who are entirely blind. b. (A disease causing) blindness or ? erron. for Sand-blind(e n.a. a1400 Leg. S. x 230.
To stane blynd gef als the sychtb. c1500 Rowll Cursing 61 (B).
Golkgaliter at the hairt growing The stane wring stane and stane blind [M. sand blind]