BRAILLE

braille

(noun) a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals

Braille, Louis Braille

(noun) French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)

braille

(verb) transcribe in braille

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Braille

Louis Braille

Noun

Braille (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of braille

Adjective

Braille (not comparable)

Alternative letter-case form of braille

Anagrams

• Briella, Liberal, liberal

Noun

braille (countable and uncountable, plural brailles)

A system of writing invented by Louis Braille, in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

Usage notes

The Braille Authority of North America recommends using lower-case braille for the script, and reserve capital Braille for the man. However, the script is commonly capitalized as well. In British English, the capitalised form Braille should always be used.

Verb

braille (third-person singular simple present brailles, present participle brailling, simple past and past participle brailled)

To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system.

Adjective

braille (not comparable)

Of, relating to or written in braille.

Anagrams

• Briella, Liberal, liberal

Source: Wiktionary

Braille, n.

Definition: A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the characters are represented by tangible points or dots. It was invented by Louis Braille, a French teacher of the blind.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition