Associations to the word «Braille»

Wiktionary

BRAILLE, proper noun. Louis Braille
BRAILLE, noun. Alternative letter-case form of braille
BRAILLE, adjective. Alternative letter-case form of braille
BRAILLE, noun. A system of writing invented by Louis Braille, in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.
BRAILLE, adjective. Of, relating to or written in braille.

Dictionary definition

BRAILLE, noun. 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).
BRAILLE, noun. A point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals.
BRAILLE, verb. Transcribe in braille.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.