Both Uses of
cipher
in
Jane Eyre
- Knitting, sewing, reading, writing, ciphering, will be all you will have to teach.†
Chpt 30 *
- But three of the number can read: none write or cipher.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(cipher as in: a secret cipher) a secret way to write a disguised message; or such a message; or the act of writing such a message; or a key used to disguise such a message