Braille

American  

[breyl] / breɪl /

Also braille

noun

1. Louis 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.

2. a system of writing or printing, devised by L. Braille for use by the blind, in which combinations of tangible dots or points are used to represent letters, characters, etc., that are read by touch.

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verb (used with object)

Brailled, Brailling

1. to write or transliterate in Braille characters.

Braille ¹ British  

/ breɪl /

noun

1. a system of writing for the blind consisting of raised dots that can be interpreted by touch, each dot or group of dots representing a letter, numeral, or punctuation mark

2. any writing produced by this method Compare Moon

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verb

1. (tr) to print or write using this method

Braille ² British  

/ braj /

noun

1. Louis (lwi). 1809–52, French inventor, musician, and teacher of the blind, who himself was blind from the age of three and who devised the Braille system of raised writing

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Braille Cultural  

1. A system of writing and printing for the blind in which arrangements of raised dots representing letters and numbers can be identified by touch.

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Etymology

Origin of Braille

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

She was nearsighted, and said she had to memorize the layout of the stage, moving from place to place through a technique that she called “semi-blind Braille.”

From Washington Post

Not long before his parents split, an area aficionado handed him a box of 20 mixtapes of great fiddle performances — each dutifully labeled in Braille, with introductory listening instructions.

From New York Times

A blind artist hopes to inspire a new generation with his Braille artwork.

From BBC

"When the lockdown restrictions came in, it was a choice of stopping the lessons or switching to learning Braille remotely," she said.

From BBC

Electronic ballot-marking devices with Braille and audio transcription allowed the visually impaired to cast their votes.

From Washington Post