Dorcasn.¹

Brit.

/ˈdɔːkəs/, U.S.

/ˈdɔrkəs/

Etymology: Name of a woman mentioned in Acts 9:36.

Dorcas Society, a ladies' association in a church for the purpose of making and providing clothes for the poor. So Dorcas basket, a basket of needlework for charitable purposes; Dorcas meeting. Also elliptical.

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1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. xi. 154 Yet..spite of the old women and their Dorcas societies, atheism is awake and thriving.

1833 Knickerbocker Mag. 1 157 A message from a Dorcas society.

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Dorcas, benevolent societies which furnish poor with clothing gratuitously or at a cheap rate.

1857 Eleanor Clare's Jrnl. in Househ. Words 16 199 I hope she will not bring a Dorcas basket to sew at.

1863 A. D. T. Whitney Faith Gartney's Girlhood xix There was great putting of heads together at the ‘Dorcas’, about it.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. v. 120 Some prim Miss..in which Felix was no more interested than in Dorcas meetings.

1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xliv Lizzie worked for her Dorcas society.

1900 A. Upward Ebenezer Lobb 39 Getting ready for a Dorcas that came to our house once a quarter to have tea and work for the heathen.

Derivatives

ˈDorcas v. (intransitive) to work for a Dorcas society (colloquial).

ΚΠ

1894 S. Baring-Gould Queen of Love II. xx. 40 Aunt Beulah will not be home for an hour. She is Dorcasing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Dorcasn.²

Brit.

/ˈdɔːkəs/, U.S.

/ˈdɔrkəs/

Etymology: modern Latin ( < the specific epithet of Gazella dorcas, once used as a generic name in its own right), < Greek δορκάς deer, gazelle.

In full Dorcas gazelle. A small gazelle, Gazella dorcas, found in northern Africa and western Asia.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Gazella (gazelle) > Gazella dorcas (dorcas gazelle)

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Dorcas gazelle1821

1821 J. E. Gray in London Med. Repository 15 307 Fam[ily] 4. Antilopidæ... Gazelle, Dorcas. Antilope Dorcas.

1860 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28 415 Additions made to the Menagerie... I Dorcas Gazelle, Gazella dorcas.

1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 180 The last of the Asiatic gazelles in which the females are horned is the Dorcas gazelle.

1932 H. C. Maydon et al. Big Game Shooting in Afr. vii. 177 We had passed a belt that held Addra Gazelle, and now Dorcas and Rufifrons were very common.

1932 H. C. Maydon et al. Big Game Shooting in Afr. vii. 181 Herds of Addra and Dorcas Gazelle, and an occasional Ostrich wandered amid the ravines.

1970 J. P. Dorst & P. Dandelot Field Guide Larger Mammals Afr. 242 Dorcas Gazelle live in small herds up to 20 head.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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释义	Dorcasn.¹ Brit. /ˈdɔːkəs/, U.S. /ˈdɔrkəs/ Etymology: Name of a woman mentioned in Acts 9:36. Dorcas Society, a ladies' association in a church for the purpose of making and providing clothes for the poor. So Dorcas basket, a basket of needlework for charitable purposes; Dorcas meeting. Also elliptical. ΚΠ 1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. xi. 154 Yet..spite of the old women and their Dorcas societies, atheism is awake and thriving. 1833 Knickerbocker Mag. 1 157 A message from a Dorcas society. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Dorcas, benevolent societies which furnish poor with clothing gratuitously or at a cheap rate. 1857 Eleanor Clare's Jrnl. in Househ. Words 16 199 I hope she will not bring a Dorcas basket to sew at. 1863 A. D. T. Whitney Faith Gartney's Girlhood xix There was great putting of heads together at the ‘Dorcas’, about it. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. v. 120 Some prim Miss..in which Felix was no more interested than in Dorcas meetings. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xliv Lizzie worked for her Dorcas society. 1900 A. Upward Ebenezer Lobb 39 Getting ready for a Dorcas that came to our house once a quarter to have tea and work for the heathen. Derivatives ˈDorcas v. (intransitive) to work for a Dorcas society (colloquial). ΚΠ 1894 S. Baring-Gould Queen of Love II. xx. 40 Aunt Beulah will not be home for an hour. She is Dorcasing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Dorcasn.² Brit. /ˈdɔːkəs/, U.S. /ˈdɔrkəs/ Etymology: modern Latin ( < the specific epithet of Gazella dorcas, once used as a generic name in its own right), < Greek δορκάς deer, gazelle. In full Dorcas gazelle. A small gazelle, Gazella dorcas, found in northern Africa and western Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Gazella (gazelle) > Gazella dorcas (dorcas gazelle) dorce1661 kevel1759 Dorcas gazelle1821 1821 J. E. Gray in London Med. Repository 15 307 Fam[ily] 4. Antilopidæ... Gazelle, Dorcas. Antilope Dorcas. 1860 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28 415 Additions made to the Menagerie... I Dorcas Gazelle, Gazella dorcas. 1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 180 The last of the Asiatic gazelles in which the females are horned is the Dorcas gazelle. 1932 H. C. Maydon et al. Big Game Shooting in Afr. vii. 177 We had passed a belt that held Addra Gazelle, and now Dorcas and Rufifrons were very common. 1932 H. C. Maydon et al. Big Game Shooting in Afr. vii. 181 Herds of Addra and Dorcas Gazelle, and an occasional Ostrich wandered amid the ravines. 1970 J. P. Dorst & P. Dandelot Field Guide Larger Mammals Afr. 242 Dorcas Gazelle live in small herds up to 20 head. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1832n.²1821
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