"dorcastry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dorcastries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dorcastry (plural dorcastries)
  1. (Christianity, historical) A Dorcas society (ladies' church association making clothes for the poor) Tags: historical Categories (topical): Christianity

Inflected forms

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