Shirr

What do we mean by shirr?

To gather (cloth) into decorative rows by parallel stitching. transitive verb

To cook (unshelled eggs) by baking until set. transitive verb

A puckering or fulling produced in a fabric by means of parallel gathering-threads. noun

One of the threads of india-rubber woven into cloth or ribbon to make it elastic. noun

To pucker or draw up (a fabric or a part of a fabric) by means of parallel gathering-threads: as, to shirr an apron.

In cookery, to poach (eggs) in cream instead of water.

A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging. noun

(sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads. verb

To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish. verb

A shirring. noun

Bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set verb

A shirring.

Words that are spelled similarly to shirr:
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Words that rhyme with shirr:
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Consonant match to shirr:
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Words that sound like shirr:
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