shirr

[ shur ]
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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
  1. Also shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.

Origin of shirr

1
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
  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

nounAlso: shirring
  1. a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc

Origin of shirr

1
C19: of unknown origin

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