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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Kramer performs mostly seated on a chair, her hair pearly and glowing, the skin of her bare arms like shirred silk.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 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
I was recently introduced to shirred eggs during a weekend stay at The DeBruce, a chic hotel in the Catskills that’s anchored by an incredible restaurant helmed by Chef Aksel Theilkuhl.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2018
The best pieces had the strict perfection of silk jersey, shirred at the shoulders and prepped for an arabesque.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2016
She smocked the yoke into tiny crisscrossing puckers, then shirred the rest of the bodice.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
