shirr
[ shur ]
verb (used with object)
to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
to bake (eggs removed from the shell) in a shallow dish or in individual dishes.
noun
Also shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
Origin of shirr
1First recorded in 1840–50; origin uncertain
Other words from shirr
- un·shirred, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for shirr
shirr
/ (ʃɜː) /
verb
to gather (fabric) into two or more parallel rows to decorate a dress, blouse, etc, often using elastic thread
(tr) to bake (eggs) out of their shells
nounAlso: shirring
a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc
Origin of shirr
1C19: of unknown origin
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