noctograph

[ nok-tuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈnɒk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a frame used to aid the blind in writing.

Origin of noctograph

First recorded in 1860–65; noct- + -o- + -graph

Words nearby noctograph

noctambulous, nocti-, noctiluca, noctilucent, noctis, noctograph, noctuid, noctule, nocturia, nocturn, nocturnal

Example sentences from the Web for noctograph

  • It was a contrivance called "the noctograph," meant for the use of the blind.

    William Hickling Prescott |Harry Thurston Peck