Dorcas

n. given in Acts ix. 36 as the Greek translation of Tabitha (Aramaic 'female gazelle') the name of the Christian woman of Joppa famous for her good works esp. the making of clothes for the poor—hence Dorcas societies ladies' societies for making and providing clothes for the poor.

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• There's old Grandmam Stephens there,--Dorcas, they call her,--she's most an amazin' nurse. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I must request thee, Thomas, not to use such language, says Aunt Dorcas, as she quietly rearranged the bed. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• They are so, said Dorcas. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Will you be a little Dorcas, going about emptying a big basket of comforts, and filling it up with good deeds? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• We will attend to that matter, said Dorcas, with characteristic composure. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Probably they will do so, said Aunt Dorcas, knitting peacefully. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I propose to join the Dorcas Society, and I mean to make the clergyman's wife bow to me next. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.

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