(n) 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), Syn.Louis Braille
n. [ OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr. L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez. Cf. Breeches. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. (Falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. [ 1913 Webster ]
2.pl. (Naut.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the characters and numerals are represented by patterns of raised tangible points or dots. It was invented by Louis Braille, a French teacher of the blind. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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