Definition of shirr Shirr
/ʃɚˈ/ - [sher] - shirr
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What does shirr mean?
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| shirr - bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs" | ||
| bake cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shirr (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shirr
Shir, shėr, n. a puckering made in a fabric by parallel gathering-threads.—v.t. to produce such.—adj. Shirred, having lines or cords inserted between the threads, as in certain elastic fabrics.—ns. Shirr′ing, decorative-shirred needlework; Shirr′ing-string, a cord used to gather the threads together in shirred-work. [Ety. dub.]
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