Ciphering
['saɪfɚ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cipher
Typist: Pierce
Examples
- From the glimpse I had of them, I should say that I never saw such sums out of a school ciphering-book. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He must be respectable--he keeps a manservant,' said Miss Tomkins to the writing and ciphering governess. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- As to Tom, Charley's brother, I am really afraid to say what he did at school in ciphering, but I think it was decimals. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Knitting, sewing, reading, writing, ciphering, will be all you will have to teach. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typist: Pierce