Braille

Meanings

1. Louis Braille

1. Alternative letter-case form of braille.

1. Alternative letter-case form of braille.

1. A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

1. To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system.
2. to identify something by touch.

1. Of, relating to or written in braille.

Etymology

Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /eɪl/ seems to reflect a spelling pronunciation; French has /aj/ instead.