glee club

a chorus organized for singing choral music.

Origin of glee club

First recorded in 1805–15

gleason, gleba, glebe, glede, glee, glee club, gleed, gleeful, gleek, gleeman, gleenie

At college I was in the glee-club, and whenever we had any singin' at the fraternity house they always expected me to lead it.

Soldier Silhouettes on our Front |William L. Stidger
Robert had sent me a note inviting me to a glee-club concert.

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 |Various
The hospital choir and glee-club had here prepared an entertainment most agreeable to the tastes of all.

E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life |Mary A. Roe
In fact, I think the effect of glee-club training on his young mind has strongly influenced his whole life-work.

Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes

I am not certain I could belong to a glee-club, and never get cross or unreasonable.

Autumn Leaves |Various

glee club

mainly US and Canadian a club or society organized for the singing of choral music