braille

braille

noun, often capitalized \ˈbrā(ə)l\

Definition of BRAILLE

: a system of writing for the blind that uses characters made up of raised dots

— braille transitive verb

— braill·ist \ˈbrā-list\ noun

Examples of BRAILLE

1. a book made available in braille

Illustration of BRAILLE

Origin of BRAILLE

Louis Braille

First Known Use: 1853

Rhymes with BRAILLE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale