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noun Louis [loo -is, loo -ee; French /ˈlu ɪs, ˈlu i; French 1809–52, French teacher of the blind. 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.
verb (used with object), Brailled, Braill·ing. to write or transliterate in Braille characters.
Also braille (for defs 2, 3) .
Origin of Braille First recorded in 1850–55
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Examples from the Web for braille Contemporary Examples of braille If our interview were in person, she would ask me to type out questions on a braille display.
Kandynce went to Braille school so she could keep up her passion for reading, history in particular.
According to the American Foundation for the Blind, Dufau eventually relented and the Braille code spread throughout the world.
Historical Examples of braille Braille and typewriting were taken up as a matter of course.
For a while, indeed, I had to copy my Latin in braille , so that I could recite with the other girls.
He could write Braille , with a punch and a Braille slate,--yes, indeed!
After the reading of Braille has been mastered, writing it, an even more difficult operation, is taken up.
He learned me the deaf alphabet, and how to read in the Braille book, and it's not so bad now.
British Dictionary definitions for braille noun 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
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verb (tr) to print or write using this method
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noun 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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Word Origin and History for braille 1853, from Louis Braille (1809-1852), French musician and teacher, blind from age 3, who devised it c.1830.
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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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