Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Braille"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Braille \Braille\, n.
A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the
characters are represented by tangible points or dots. It was
invented by Louis Braille, a French teacher of the blind.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Braille
n 1: French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and
who invented a system of writing and printing for
sightless people (1809-152) [syn: {Braille}, {Louis
Braille}]
2: a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots
represent letters and numerals [syn: {Braille}]
v : transcribe in Braille
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