shirring
noun
an ornamental feature on a garment, made by gathering the fabric together on three or more parallel threads, typically elasticized.
shirrings
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pluralof shirring.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The green dress was made up with as many tucks and frills and shirrings as Emily's taste permitted.
From Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
These were sentences that struck in upon her just as she was deciding to have a new summer silk, trimmed with shirrings of the same material a shade darker.
From Four Girls at Chautauqua by Pansy
Aileen had created an impression in a street costume of dark blue silk with velvet pelisse to match, and trimmed with elaborate pleatings and shirrings of the same materials.
From The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser
In these shirrings she run rattan—a good heavy piece so it would stand out well.
From Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History by Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris
