shirr
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.
Also shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
Origin of shirr
1Other words from shirr
- un·shirred, adjective
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How to use shirr in a sentence
When you shirred them you would hold them over the first and third finger passing under the second finger.
Old Rail Fence Corners | VariousA shirred silk workbag hung at her side, and she carried a tiny parasol.
Patty's Friends | Carolyn WellsThere are two methods of making a shirred crown of fabric in which taffeta, satin, georgette, or velvet may be used.
Make Your Own Hats | Gene Allen MartinPoached eggs appear in individual shirred egg dishes, to the left of each cover, on small plates with service spoon.
How to Prepare and Serve a Meal and Interior Decoration | Lillian B. LansdownFor this she gets "a drab silk bonnet shirred inside with pink, and her blue lawn and her brown silk made over, half low-necked."
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) | Ida Husted Harper
British Dictionary definitions for shirr
/ (ʃɜː) /
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
a series of gathered rows decorating a dress, blouse, etc
Origin of shirr
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