shirr
verb (used with object)
to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
shirred
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past participleof shirr.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shirr.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shirrverb (used with object)to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
Example Sentences
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It was 2020 when Styles became the first man to appear alone on the cover of Vogue wearing a long, shirred gown by Gucci.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2022
Her white maxidress by Chloé incorporated subtle but deft detailing such as a shirred turtleneck, cape sleeves and colorful stones dotting the panel softly framing her torso.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2019
After that, how you personalize your shirred eggs is up to you.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2018
Ms. Pissarro wore an Isabel Marant black shirred cocktail dress; Mr. Rivkin was in Ralph Lauren.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2017
The paper birds shuffled and shirred and gathered.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
