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Braille   /breɪl/   Listen
Braille

noun
1.
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).  Synonym: Louis Braille.
2.
A point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals.
verb
1.
Transcribe in braille.



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"Braille" Quotes from Famous Books



... distraction. It seems to me, if I were rich and idle, I could find lots of ways of making myself of use in the world without jostling the poor Marthas. I could coach poor governesses who were behind the times, but couldn't afford to take lessons; I'd translate books into Braille for the blind; I'd teach working boys at their clubs, and half a dozen other interesting, useful things. There's no need to be idle, even if one does live at home with a couple of dear old conservative parents. Where there's a will there's ...
— Tom and Some Other Girls - A Public School Story • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey


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