braille

/ˈbɹeɪ̯l/

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.

braille means of, relating to or written in braille. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

braille is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪ̯l/.

adj

Of, relating to or written in braille.

name

Louis Braille

noun

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.“Another difficulty which causes literature in braille to remain scarce is the cumbersomeness of the process of producing braille books.”

verb

To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system.“I played back my recorded notes and brailled them.”
to identify something by touch.