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shirr

[ shur ]
/ ʃɜr /
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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.
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Origin of shirr

First 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
noun Also: shirring
a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc

Word Origin for shirr

C19: of unknown origin
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