shirr
Use Shirr in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
2.
to bake (eggs removed from the shell) in a shallow dish or in individual dishes.
noun
3.
Also, shirr·ing. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
Origin:
1840–50; origin uncertain
1840–50; origin uncertain
Related forms
un·shirred, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to gather (fabric) into two or more parallel rows to decorate a dress, blouse, etc, often using elastic thread |
| 2. | (tr) to bake (eggs) out of their shells |
| —n | |
| 3. | a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
shirr
"to gather (cloth) on parallel threads," 1892, back-formation from shirred (1847), from shirr (n.) "elastic webbing," of unknown origin.
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Example sentences
But her favorite way to express their simplicity is to shirr them.
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