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Braille

[ breyl ]

noun

  1. Louis [loo, -is, loo, -ee, lwee], 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.


verb (used with object)

Brailled, Brailling.
  1. to write or transliterate in Braille characters.

Braille

1

/ ɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to print or write using this method
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Braille

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/ braj /

noun

  1. BrailleLouis18091852MFrenchTECHNOLOGY: inventorMUSIC: musicianEDUCATION: teacher of the blind 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Braille

  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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Origin of Braille1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

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

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“Who thinks to grab that when you have 20 minutes to get to the car?” said Rachel Antoine, director of youth services at the Braille Institute.

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Studying for her GCSEs using Braille and doing her exams was particularly difficult for Alleah, 16, who lost her sight after having cancer at the age of two.

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And on the box she comes in, Barbie will be spelled in Braille, which is language made of raised dots that blind people can feel to read things.

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In April, Lego announced a new project with its famous bricks: the company is making Braille bricks to help blind students learn to read, write, and do math.

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