braille
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.braille
noun, often capitalized \ˈbrā(ə)l\Definition of BRAILLE
: a system of writing for the blind that uses characters made up of raised dots
— braille transitive verb
— braill·ist \ˈbrā-list\ noun
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- a book made available in braille
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Origin of BRAILLE
Louis Braille
First Known Use: 1853
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Braille
biographical name \ˈbrāl, ˈbrī\Definition of BRAILLE
Louis 1809–1852 Fr. blind teacher of the blind
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braille
noun , often capitalized \ˈbrā(ə)l\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of BRAILLE
: a system of writing for the blind that uses characters made up of raised dots
—braille transitive verb, brailled; braill·ing
Biographical Note for BRAILLE
Braille \brȧy\ Louis (1809–1852), French inventor and teacher. Braille was blind and while at a school for the blind in Paris met Charles Barbier. Barbier had devised a system of writing for the blind in which simple messages coded in dots were embossed on cardboard. In 1824 Braille started work on adapting this system, developing a system in which a six-dot code represented letters and characters. He published treatises on his system in 1829 and 1837.
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