braille

noun

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

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)

verb

transcribe in braille

Roots

louisbraillebraille- · Eponym · raised-dot writing

Synonyms for braille

optophone

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