Braille
noun/breɪl/
/breɪl/
(also braille)
[uncountable]- a system of printing for blind people in which the letters of the alphabet and the numbers are printed as raised dots (= small round marks) that can be read by touching them
- All the exhibits are labelled in Braille.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: named after Louis Braille (1809-52), a French educationist who invented the system.
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