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

Her lobbying on equal access for disabled children led to the final Harry Potter book being released in Braille on the same day as the print version.

From BBC

Some of her hidden messages are so complex, she said, they are crafted "upside down, backwards in Braille".

From BBC

Wendt said that the State Library’s portion of the funds was directly supporting 34 staff members, in addition to covering programs including its free service to provide Braille books for blind people.

From Los Angeles Times

Away from the arts he spent than a decade volunteering at the Braille Institute where, during his playing days, he spent time reading to blind men and women.

From Los Angeles Times

Lohmann and his fellow deputies wound through the smoky streets, “driving by Braille” as he put it.

From Los Angeles Times