- pronunciation:
- breIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
(often l.c.) a writing and printing system for blind persons, in which raised dots are grouped into different patterns to represent characters, which are read by touch.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
Brailles, Brailling, Brailled |
definition: |
(often l.c.) to write or print using Braille characters.
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In 1829, Louis
Braille, who was blind, invented a system of letters that could be read by the sense of touch.