noun
Braille
BRAYL
noun
1
A writing system of raised dots that blind and partially sighted people read with their fingertips.
"The lift buttons had braille labels beside the numbers."
verb
1
To transcribe text into the braille system.
"The book was brailled for the school's visually impaired students."
How to Use Braille
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tactile alphabet of raised dots that lets blind people read by touch.
Common pairings
read braille
braille signage
learn braille
Word Forms
brailled past tense, brailles plural, brailles singular
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Etymology
Named after Louis Braille (1809-1852), the French educator who invented the system as a teenager.