Dorcas society

American  

noun

1. a society of women of a church whose work it is to provide clothing for people in need.

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Dorcas society British  

noun

1. a Christian charitable society for women with the aim of providing clothes for the poor

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Etymology

Origin of Dorcas society

First recorded in 1825–35; named after Dorcas

Example Sentences

But at length that subject was dropped and the one of the proposed Dorcas society taken up.

From Christmas with Grandma Elsie by Finley, Martha

The Dorcas society can meet at one side while your little Jack and his friends are playing games at the other.

From The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure by Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence)

"And join a Dorcas society, and wear flannel next the skin, and woollen stockings and flat-heeled shoes!"

From Bandit Love by Savage, Juanita

She was active in Dorcas society and in meeting.

From A Northern Countryside by Richards, Rosalind

She established a Dorcas society at Baslehurst, of which she became permanent president, and spent her money in carrying on this institution in the manner most pleasing to herself.

From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony